Chaim's POV
The tension in the room was thick enough to cut with a knife when Alpha Steve's voice boomed through the office. "What the hell are you doing here?" His growl sent ripples of hostility across the space, but my attention was completely captured by the woman who had just entered.
She was breathtaking. Even without Chandler stirring restlessly in my mind, I would have known exactly who she was to us. The pull was instantaneous and electric.
"Keep it together," I warned my wolf through our internal bond. "I need to make sure she's genuinely ready to cut ties with this toxic family. We can't have shifters like these anywhere near positions of power or our future children."
Garcia stepped forward with the authority that came naturally to her as Royal Beta. "I requested her presence here. Audrey, I'm aware of your hearing situation. Since I can establish a mind-link with you as Royal Beta, I want you to channel all responses through me."
