Jason’s POV
I stepped out of my office just in time to see – and hear – Marcus slam his phone down with force. I moved to Marcus’s office, right next to mine and peered in. The Beta was frowning at the phone.
“Everything alright, Marcus?” I asked.
“Yes, Alpha.”
“Doesn’t seem like it. Who was that on the phone?”
Marcus clenched his jaw, and I knew. He didn’t have to say anything.
I guessed, “It was Vanessa, wasn’t it.”
“I didn’t want to trouble you with it,” Marcus said. “But yes, it was. I handled it though.”
“Thank you. That’s a relief.” Or at least, it should have been. Instead, I felt a pang of disappointment. I tried to shake away the feeling, remembering what she had done, but it was difficult.
I just kept thinking about her soft lips against mine, or the way she spread her l
