Cole didn’t raise his voice. He didn’t move. “I’m acting like an Alpha’s appointed officer who understands how conflicts are resolved without unnecessary bloodshed,” he replied. “These documents don’t disappear just because we’re choosing to talk first.”
Her lips pressed together tightly. “So what,” she shot back, “we wait until they succeed in taking it before you finally admit this is serious?”
Cole’s eyes hardened slightly. “No one is taking anything from you while this matter is on the table,” he said. “I’ve already ensured that. All actions are frozen until the case is resolved. That includes any construction, relocation, or claim enforcement.”
That gave her pause—just for a second.
Then suspicion crept in.
She leaned back again, studying him closely now, as if trying to peel bac
