Bryan frowned at me as if he did not expect me to be the person Troy was waiting for.
I shifted my attention to Troy, who smiled at me. I stopped in front of him.
"I'm sorry for being late."
"It's okay," he replied to me.
Bryan turned to Troy and asked, "You know her?"
"Of course, Alpha. She is-"
"Let's go, Troy. We are getting late." I cut him off.
He glanced at Bryan and bowed to him. "Permit me to leave, Alpha."
Bryan gave him a nod. Troy started going in the direction of his car, which was directly across the street from where we were standing.
I was about to follow him when I heard Bryan say,
"I think you forgot you were in front of your boss. Why did you cut him when he was talking to me?"
I turned to him. I did not know where I got the strength to talk back, but I replied
