SINISTER’S POV: The moment Aerith entered the office, there was friction in the air. I felt the tension immediately, her body language did nothing to hide that she was in discomfort even though she tried masking it. I had already seen the signs. No one needed to tell me there was more to what I was seeing. I watched her go from the scared pale look on her face when she saw Elina crouching before me to the apology she tendered even though she clenched her fists on the table. It was obvious that the woman before me and her protégée might have had some misunderstanding in the past. However, when I asked her this, she shook her head thoroughly just to communicate in the negative. I wasn't just an Alpha in this pack. I was a smart one whose nose never failed to sniff whatever was going no m