Serena had never seen a person look so ugly, it was what she could describe how Ryker looked in that moment. The beta stood there for a few seconds before his body relaxed.
"Yes, of course, Alpha," Ryker said, each word clipped like he had to force them through his teeth.
The harsh scrape of wood against stone filled the air as he dragged the chair out and dropped into it with a weighty thud. He slapped his palms onto the desk, fingers splayed, as if to make some kind of point. Serena turned her head slowly and gave him a cool once-over,
Inwardly, she was smiling to herself, her chest felt light. Ryker had gotten on her nerves so much, at least she had left Silas stunned with her comeback back in Ficus. A minor victory, but a victory nonetheless.
Darius placed his hand over his mouth to stop himself from smiling. He cleared his throat and arranged the papers back into a stack.
"Are we waiting for Emmett?" Serena asked.
"Hm?" Darius turned to her. "Oh, yes and a special guest."
