Chapter 28

What went down with the Cave Pack hit us hard. They had to take responsibility, so Alice and I spent the entire morning hashing out a compensation deal. Besides that, we had to adjust a bunch of stuff in our partnership too. It was a non-stop kind of day, we barely wrapped things up by evening. I even had lunch brought straight to the office—I didn’t have time to leave. It wasn’t until Alice Harris left with her pack that I realized Ella hadn’t shown up all day. Usually, she’s the one handling guests like Alice, coordinating meals—basic stuff that’s always on her plate. But today? Not a single appearance. I stormed into the assistant office and noticed her chair was empty. Where the hell was she? A wave of anger hit me hard. I stepped closer to her desk and turned sharply to the wolves nearby. "Where’s Ella Miller? Who gave her permission to just disappear?" The two girls who sat next to her instantly stood up, heads lowered. "No, Alpha, she didn’t vanish! Ella went to Finance—she’s pi