The Background Check
: Sebastian's Pov
The bourbon burned going down, but not enough to erase the memory of her taste. Three days since the party. Three days since I'd walked away from her in that study room. Three days of pure hell. A knock on my office door pulled me from my thoughts.
"Come in," I called, setting down my glass.
Edward entered, a manila folder in his hand. My Gamma looked tired, dark circles under his eyes. He'd been working overtime on the investigation I'd ordered.
"Well?" I demanded, gesturing for him to sit.
He dropped the folder on my desk with a heavy thud. "Everything checks out, Alpha. Serenye Hale. Twenty years old. Born in the Eastern Ridge territory. Her parents died in a rogue attack when she was six. Bounced around foster homes until she aged out of the
