"Let's go through things, alright? You need to get back into routine after being gone and taking a... break," Jeremy says, and I nearly forgot how quickly he speaks.

"It was only two days," I drawl.

"First, most importantly, Alpha Nicodra will be coming at the end of the month-"

"David called? Nicodra said yes?"

Jeremy insists, "It's what I received. I receive the information, and I structure your schedule, that's all."

"I thought you knew everything?"

He holds my gaze for a moment before he takes a breath and sets down his papers on the dining room table. "Yes, Nicodra agreed to come and speak with you. The Alpha...