Chapter 49
Oh, and one pointy thing, the added. The tomm best door ont be
she confirmed with a slight smile. You can go check it out nex, Somente
na when the training legids.
Thank you very much
mach,” į vaid, will trying to prowess the reality
timers well with no ceper
Following Claire’s directions, I emily found my office. I paused at the dunt, my
breath catching when to the p
polished
My fingers reached not to touch the engraved letters, tracing them lightly as if to confirm they were real. Seeing my position officially displayed sent a – small thrift through me
The office was smaller than Claire’s but equally impressive–cony and pleasant with freshly painted white walls, a sparious redwood desk, and a comfortable leather chait, I slowly walked around the perimeter, running my hand along the smonth walls.
I carefully placed my purse in the desk, a smile spreading across my face as I looked around, I sat in the chair, giving it a spin to test it out, then ran my hands over the smooth desktop:
Having my own office felt like a dream come true, especially after feeling invisible and insignificant for the past six months. I opened and closed each drawer, adjusted the position of the desk lamp, and fiddled with the chair height.
As 1 continued exploring the room, I noticed one wall seemed different from the others. I approached it cautiously, squinting. It looked like a window dark pless coating though I couldn’t see through to the other side.
A strange sensation spread down my spine–goosebumps rising on my arms, the hair on the back of my neck standing up. My wolf suddenly became alert, her awareness enhancing my senses. I instinctively sniffed the air, then felt foolish for doing so.
“Who would be watching me?” 1 muttered to myself, shaking my head and rubbing my arms vigorously to dispel the goosebumps. Tm merthinking thi The Park Alpha wouldn’t care about an Omega wolf’s daily work.
On the desk, I found several folders with handwritten notes, all stamped with the Pack insignia. They appeared to need computer processing, likely my first task once I gained access to a computer.
While waiting for the training to begin, I took out my phone and sent a message to Amy in our group chat
JEirst day at the new juli: I have my own office!|
Amy’s reply came almost instantly: JOMG! Send pictures!]
Grinning, I took a selfie with my office in the background and sent it to
She replied, followed by a string of excited emojis: [So awesome! I told you this would be great!
replied, still rautinus about getting my hopes too high: |Well ser|||
Amy asked, adding a winking emoji that made my roll my eyes: [Did you remember to bring “his” jacket?]
I was about to reply when a knock at the door interrupted me. I quickly put away my phone and called out, “Come in.”
Mt lunchtime, I followed directions to the company cafeteria. It was spacious and eleganİ, QA
mpletely different fie
from the chaotic university dining hall I was
used to. When I entered, conversations temporarily lowered as dozens of wolves turned to observe the newcomer.
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nestollowed me I walked to the food line, their postede indiatly flaring to catch my Dergi ke incruisingly uncomfortable with the attention.
“Ignore them,” I whispered to her as i selectisd a salad and sändwich
the available optims,
hoping to avoid further scrutiny, but Thel barri duen in
1 found an empty table by the window, positioning myself with my back half mined to the bites when a shading fell across my table.
“You’re the new Omega gul that the Alpha personally interviewed, right?” a female voice asked.
looked up to see a brunette well in her twenties, rying me with undisguised curiosity. Two other female wolves food slightly behind her, their expressions ranging from curious to suspicions,
I nodded, not quite trusting my
“What did the Alpha ask you? How did you get this job?” she pressed, sliding
bling into the seat across from me without waiting for an invitation.
“Nothing special,” I answered vaguely, unwilling to share the humiliating details of my interview,
One of her companions, a sharp–faced redhead, snorted derisively. “Don’t get so high and mighty just because you got a higher position. We’ve been serving this Pack for years.”
I blinked, surprised by the hostility. “When did I say anything like that?”
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