Kian's POV I clenched my jaw as I stared at the papers in front of me.The meaning of the words she had run across the page were crystal clear to me, and Caleb was right. I could see the outcome before it even happened and it was far too risky. "This is too much Nicole. I can't authorise this right now, Caleb is right." I ignored the soft exhale of relief that came from Caleb's direction, "I won't sign for a full audit, however, I will sign a request for compliance," I said carefully, not missing the sharp intake of breath from Caleb's direction now. I could feel his disappointed gaze boring into the side of my face, so I ignored him. Whether he liked my decisions or not, I was the Alpha, and he would comply with them. He was beginning to stray a little too close to insolence as

