Nathaniel answered almost immediately. “I was waiting for your call, Ophelia.” What?
“Why?”
“I knew you’d need me. Are you at the club?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll be there in a couple minutes.”
He hung up before I even had a chance to respond. Whatever was going on, everyone else seemed to know more than I did.
Before I even had a chance to breathe, there was a knock on my door. “Come in!”
“Ma’am, Nathaniel is here, claiming he has a meeting with you?”
“He does, Lucas. Send him up.”
“Ma’am, I… I wanted to…”
“I don’t want to hear it right now, Lucas. Please send Nathaniel up.”
He nodded, his expression defeated, turning to head out the door.
By the time Nathaniel appeared in front of me, my head was in my hands.
“Alpha, good to see you again,” he said, voice strong.
“I’m not your alpha, Na
