Chapter 7

REESE

I had a crucial task at hand to do, and yet, why did my heart betray me like this? Why couldn't I stop thinking about Valeria? I had rejected her as my mate and banished her from the pack. So why? Why did images of her pretty face and smile filter through my mind nonstop?

I had to focus on the task at hand. It was going to be a long day in the office. We were approaching one of the most pivotal moments of the Royal Company. We will be closing off a major deal very soon, and I need to focus more than ever.

I brushed the thoughts aside and reached for the flies cluttered at my table and picked up a file, skimming through the pages of one of our investors's deeds of agreement.

A light tap at the door jolted me from my concentration, and I narrowed my gaze at the door, knowing who it was.

Without waiting for my permission, she propped her head through the half-opened door, a wide grin plastered on her face.

It was Cynthia.

"Busy?" She quipped with a lewd smile curling up at the co