Chapter 39

Sebastian​ ​ Zoe sat back down, his voice strained with defiance. "Accusations without evidence? If you want to remove me from my position, Alpha Sebastian, just say so directly. No need for these fabricated charges!"​ My patience snapped like a brittle branch in winter. "I'm asking you about Secretary Cecilia's whereabouts!"​ The sound of my fist hitting the table echoed through the conference room like a gunshot. ​ My transformation from calculated coldness to raw fury happened in an instant.​ Zoe's pupils dilated in fear, but he quickly regained his composure, putting on a brave face. "I know nothing about Secretary Cecilia's location! If you're suggesting I'm involved, present your evidence, Alpha Sebastian!"​ His words rang out with false confidence, but the slight tremor in his voice betrayed him.​ I reined in my anger, my face becoming an arctic wasteland. The cold spread from my expression to my very core as my suspicions deepened.​ My deliberate provocations were meant to trig