*Robert*
I walk down to Alpha Chris’ office as instructed, but he surprises me, meeting me outside the door.
“We should go for a run,” he tells me with a nervous smile.
Shit. He’s going to try to kill me. I could take him, but I’m sure his warriors would not let me leave here after killing their Alpha on their own land.
I shake my head at him. “That’s alright. We can discuss the deal, and I’ll get out of your hair tonight.”
“No, no,” he says, almost panicked. “We should head out to the woods. It was a long drive for you.”
I have half a mind to link my mate to tell her I love her, but that would just cause her to panic. No, it’s not time for that yet.
“Listen, Rob,” he says, leaning in with an almost terrified look. “We have to. You never know what you may hear out there. Y
