#Chapter 57 Dominic

Dominic By the time I had answered all their questions, I found myself smiling. I hadn’t expected to enjoy it as much as I did. Standing at the board, fielding questions, watching eager young minds wrestle with the messy nature of real-world numbers pulled something good out of me. Lara said that if I hadn't become alpha, I would have made a great teacher. This wa something I hadn’t felt in a while. Purpose, maybe. Or the strange, quiet relief of leaving my worries elsewhere, and being certain that this worked, if only in the way formulas and logic make sense when people don’t. But more than that, I felt settled. Like I could breathe a little deeper just being near her. I caught her eyes a few times looking at me with relief and happiness. She didn’t shrink from my gaze. And when she nodded along to my explanations, it felt natural. A chime buzzed softly from my pocket. Probably calendar notifications. I checked the time and hissed. I had a meeting in ten, but they were in