Chapter 291

Author's pov The weekend arrived faster than Cecilia had anticipated. As eveningsettled over Denver, her phone buzzed with a text from Alpha Xavier while she was preparing dinner. [Meeting tomorrow at 9 AM. I'll wait for you in the garage.] Cecilia stared at the screen, her jaw tightening. The last thing she needed was Alpha Xavier ambushing her in the morning, blocking her car like some territorial man-child. After a pause, she typed back: [Can't make it. I have plans this weekend.] Alpha Xavier didn't respond. Typical. Always silent when he didn't get his way. -- Meanwhile, across town at the Blood Moon Pack's main residence, Alpha Xavier sat stiffly on a leather armchair, his phone still in hand, Cecilia's message weighing heavily on him. His jaw clenched. Had she changed her mind? Was she going through with a termination? Without telling him? "Xavier, sweetheart." Luna Dora's voice cut clean through the silence as she placed two sleek profile folders on the table. "This one's Charl