~Caden’s POV~
He sends the message at eight in the morning.
Pack Hall. My office. Ten o'clock.
He does not explain the reason. He does not need to. An Alpha summoning someone to his office at a stated time requires no justification in advance, and he is not in the practice of offering justifications in advance, and he is particularly not in the practice of offering them to people whose presence in his life is, as of this morning, a matter of documented deception rather than earned standing.
He arrives at Pack Hall at half past nine and sits at his desk with nothing on its surface except the folder and a glass of water he does not drink.
Vivienne arrives at two minutes before ten, which tells him something. Not early enough to appear eager. Not late enough to suggest indifference. Two
