Alpha Jude heard a car drive in, Ava would not be back from work this early, so that could only mean one thing. He had a visitor and one he was not expecting as well.Curious as to who it was, alpha Jude left his desk and trudged to the window, he could see the entire front yard from the window so he had a clear view of the white SUV that was parked in his driveway.He waited patiently for whoever it was to alight, and a surprised look spread on his face when he saw who it was.Bold of her to come here, he thought as she walked towards the house, she looked professional, more professional than he had ever seen her look, and she had the sternest expression on her face. Anything to command some extra respect and power, he thought as he watched her sashay into the house. With a sigh, alpha Jude walked back to his desk, mentally preparing himself for the exhaustion that came with talking to her.He was still angry, furious at her for making his hard work go to waste because she could no

Princess smiled when she heard his heavy footsteps against the wooden floor, his weary sigh gave her a pump. She had him just where and how she wanted him.Tired and weak, too burnt out to argue or turn her down, all she had to do was time him, say the right words, execute her best facial expressions, and get this over with, alpha Jude would be proud of her.She heard him pause at the door of the stairs, obviously contemplating what to do next, she had ordered the chefs to make their finest meal and put in their very best.A smile stretched her lips when she heard him walk towards the dining area. Well, guess the chefs did good, was all she thought, good enough to draw him here with just the aroma of their cooking.He just broke his routine of taking a shower and freshening up immediately after work. “Welcome,” she said, not too enthusiastically, and kept a straight face when he muttered a “Thank You”.He sounded too tired, she would have to give him some time and space to recuperate,

Ava sluggishly walked into the office, she had had little to no sleep the previous night, and it was telling on her greatly. She rubbed her eyes and yawned sleepily, holding on to the rails on the stairs to steady herself. There was a strange energy in the air, but she shook it off and walked into her office.Collapsing on her seat, she rested her head on the desk and took slow deep breaths. Stress did it look so good on her.She had spent all the previous night at her and Mika's favorite spot, it was just the breath of fresh air she had needed.That was where she had seen him, alpha Damon, she wondered how he had found their spot and most importantly, why he was out there until such an ungodly hour of the night. Yes, she had taken a secret drive down to West Wood, but in her defense, all she wanted was the serenity that only that lakeside gave her.And so she had snuck out of the house and driven down to get what she wanted, serenity. To think straight without any form of distracti