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~Zane’s POV:

“Alpha De Luca?” There was a gentle knock on the door of my office, followed by the voice of my assistant. “Are you there, Alpha?”

“Come in,” I responded, putting aside the file I had been reading.

The door opened and in walked Sheila, my assistant, carrying her usual tablet close to her chest. She bowed to greet and I nodded in acknowledgment before asking

“Is there something wrong?”

“Um, yes,” She walked towards me. “Ms. Vivian called and asked that I inform you that Ms. Cana had quit her position at the restaurant.”

My brows creased upon hearing the announcement. “What?”

“She said she found a better offer elsewhere.”

Lies, I could tell, after all, Cana herself had admitted to being new in this city, there was no way she could have gotten a better offer overnight.

Then, did that mean she quit because she didn’t want to be near me?

The thought made my heart heavy and out of habit, I took off my reading glasses and pinched the bridge of my nose.

Why was Cana trying so