Chapter 132: Riverstone Corporation
Evaline:
By the time I stepped into the Council headquarters, the morning sun was already high in the sky, casting a warm glow through the tall windows that were lining the hallway.
My sneakers made no noise at all against the marble floors as I made my way toward River’s office.
It had been three weeks since the Alpha Gathering incident, but the tension was still clinging between us like a second layer. I wasn’t sure if I was ready for another encounter with the Rogue Alpha King, not after how things went the previous weekend.
But when I entered his office and found the room empty, I released a breath I didn’t know I had been holding.
Good. No River.
I didn’t waste any time. I dropped my bag on the guest chair and got to work. There were still a dozen reports to review, a stack of letters to respond to, and an overwhelming amount of coordination updates from the border patrol teams to filter and file.
The familiar rhythm of work was soothing, numbing the uncomfortable thoughts swirling in my mind. For a while, I managed to forget that he even existed.
That peace lasted exactly one hour.
My phone buzzed sharply on the table beside me. I glanced at the screen and saw the Council’s internal number. It was River’s secretary.
With a resigned sigh, I answered.