[James’ POV] The moment James came into the office that morning, it was as if the entire building was put on high alert to keep their distance from him. The alpha emanated an ugly, venomous energy from the day before and was more than ready to direct it to anyone who made the poor decision to cross him. A vicious scowl had permanently fixed itself onto James’ face as his head whirled with thoughts of his mate. Never in his life had he felt such a troubled strain of heartbreak when he saw the broken look in her eyes the night before. Of course, losing Evelyn had been the worst thing to have ever experienced. James had done all that he possibly could to try to find and recover his wife. However, what was going on with Mia was completely internal. What was James to do, knowing that he