The Lunch Scene Between Grace & Alpha Jacob from Alpha Jacob’s Thoughts
I had visited Zane today, hoping to retrieve my mother’s heirloom—something precious, something I needed as her death anniversary crept closer. That antique was the last tangible piece of her love, and I needed to hold it, to feel her essence again.
When I arrived at Zane’s office, I cursed myself for not informing him beforehand. But my heart was restless, driven by the ache of grief, and I couldn’t wait any longer. I dashed from the elevator as soon as the doors slid open, desperate to reach his office—only to collide with her.
Grace.
Her face, as always, had the power to stop my world. She looked uneasy, as if she were balancing on a tightrope of nerves, yet she smiled, trying to disguise the storm within. But I
