ADRIAN
The office is smaller than it should be for a man who runs Moon Pack. Low ceiling, no window that opens. The air is stale, and I've had enough of it.
I push out into the corridor. I go the length of it and back, past a row of old photographs nobody's dusted in years.
I haven't heard from Ellie in a while. I should go find her. I reach down the bond instead.
Nothing pulls back wrong, no alarm in it. Just her, somewhere else, busy.
Voices come from around the corner before I see anyone.
"Finally, you're back, Alpha. Alpha Adrian's been waiting an hour."
"Fuck." Finn's voice, low and fast. "I knew I was late. Not that late." A beat. "How bad is it?"
Ansel's answer is quieter, but I catch it anyway. "Bad. You need to shower before you see him."
"Shower? I'm already late. There
