CHAPTER 27 ALARIC’S POV “Alpha, the head chef is here to see you.” My hand paused mid-air, the pen clenched between my fingers. I tilted my head up and stared at the closed door before responding, “Send her away.” This was the fourth time she’d requested to see me in one day, and apart from the first time when I granted her request, I turned her away every other time. But she grew more persistent with each passing moment. “Alpha, she says it’s important.” The guard’s voice drifted in again. I sighed. “Send her in." The door opened, and Gina stepped into the room, her head bowed and her hands folded in front of her as she walked forward. “Gina, your persistence is annoying today. What do you want?” I asked, my gaze drifting back to the screen of my computer and the note next

