Only Hope

***Alpha Drake's POV**

It's been two days and yet, Elena has refused to tell us about those backing her. I was getting to the peak of my patience. The fact that she didn't want to reveal their names even when all I do was being kind to her was getting only nerves. While I'm doing this with her, my mate is probably somewhere feeling sad that I had abandoned her without caring whether she's okay or not. And that's the fucking truth. It seems I'm not concerned about my mate by being lenient with Elena.

“Alpha boss, Miss Amanda, is here to see you. She said it's pretty time-critical,” my secretary informed me. I would have told her not to let anyone in, but I can't let anyone see my weakness. Especially not Amanda.

“Send her in,” I quickly sat up straight on my chair in a composed manner. This way she wouldn't see through my facade. She walked into the room carrying a file.

“Alpha Drake, it's nice to see you. I actually brought you the magazine of the last photoshoot I did. It's quite a