Chapter 38

Sebastian​ ​ I didn't slow my steps.​ Let them stare.​ Let them flinch.​ Their silence didn't surprise me—it was exactly what I expected.​ As I moved forward, people stepped out of the way, giving me space I hadn't asked for.​ No one dared to meet my gaze.​ These factory workers had never seen me before—as the new CEO of the Silver Peak Pack's company.​ But they felt it.​ My Alpha presence rolled off me in waves, pressing into the room like invisible pressure.​ Fear was instinctive.​ I walked straight to the head of the conference table and sat down, not wasting a second.​ “Has she been found?” I asked, my voice cutting through the silence like a blade.​ I scanned the room slowly, locking eyes with each person for a brief moment.​ No one answered.​ The silence grew heavier, almost physical.​ [They're hiding something,] Soren growled in the back of my mind, his voice low and angry.​ [I know,] I replied calmly. [I'll handle it.]​ Someone had to speak.​ And by rank, that someone could onl