Chapter 133

Freya After a quiet weekend,Monday morning arrived with cruel punctuality. I stepped into Stone Lake Tower at eight sharp,my heels clicking across the marble floor. From the outside,nothing had changed—same glass walls,same sharp-suited executives bowing their heads when they saw me,the Gamma who kept the Alpha's empire from collapsing under its own weight. Inside,though,I was already halfway gone. The resignation papers had been signed. My place here was a countdown,not a future. Still,old habits died hard. I poured myself into my work,lining up Jasper's schedule,preparing notes for the board meeting that afternoon,and running through the usual tasks that only I could do with precision. By nine,I was heading toward his office with a folder in hand. The door was ajar. I pushed it open an inch,intending to announce myself—then froze. Mia was curled up on Jasper's lap,delicate as porcelain,feeding him half of a cookie. The alpha who once mocked germaphobes,who refused to share drinks eve