Ethan's POV：：
As I stood outside Lancaster Group headquarters, I noticed the appreciative glances from passing employees sliding over me. The confidence that had once been my armor now felt hollow, but I straightened my designer suit, smoothing any wrinkles. My appearance remained flawless—the only thing I could control in my rapidly unraveling life.
I needed to see her. One conversation with Victoria might change everything. My wolf paced restlessly within me, whimpering painfully at the separation from the she-wolf we'd thought would forever belong to us.
A security guard approached with a stern expression. "Sorry, sir, but you need to leave the premises."
I squared my shoulders, letting a thread of my wolf's dominance seep into my posture despite my relatively weak status.
