I took a deep breath. "Alpha James has terminated my employment contract with you."
The room was deathly quiet. I could feel his gaze on me like a needle pricking my skin.
"Did I agree to that?" he asked.
My throat was too dry to answer. Zoey's eyes darted around, and thinking this was a perfect chance to impress him, she quickly interjected, "Ethan, Alpha James did this for your own good. Layla is getting older and has become sloppy with her work—everyone knows it. I'm young, nimble, and I'm willing to stay by your side forever."
"Forever?"
Ethan tilted his head to look at her, the corner of his mouth curling up in a smile that made my back go cold. Zoey, oblivious, assumed she had won him over and nodded eagerly. "Yes, of course! No matter what your temper is like, I won't be afraid
