Chapter 138

Theo's POV Claire sat beside me at the head of the massive conference table, her posture rigidly professional despite the tremor in her hands that only I could detect through our mating bond. The accusations swirling around her had reached a fever pitch that threatened to consume everything we'd built together. "The evidence is overwhelming," the head of our legal department declared, his voice cutting through the tense silence as he gestured toward the stack of fabricated documents that painted Claire as a corporate spy. "Bank transfers, photographic evidence, communication records—all of it points to systematic theft of our most sensitive intellectual property." I felt my wolf surge beneath my skin, every protective instinct screaming against the verbal assault being launched at my mate. The rational part of my mind understood the board's position—faced with such convincing evidence, any reasonable executive would demand immediate action. But knowing that every accusation was built o