Scott almost rolled his eyes after hearing Gordon’s reason for coming to the patrol team’s main base. If it weren’t for him being a Beta and Scott needing to set an example for the team to respect Gordon, he would have scolded him already.

“It doesn’t seem like an urgent matter to discuss right now,” Scott said. “I’m in the middle of training the members. We can talk about it after I’m done.”

“Sure,” Gordon replied with a half-smirk.

Since Gordon’s arrival, Scott had noticed him repeatedly stealing glances at Ciara.

“Is there anything else you want to discuss?” Scott asked, trying to redirect Gordon’s attention to him.

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