The atmosphere in Nathan's office was tense. It was rare that Nathan and Alex disagreed. Despite Alex's assurance that he didn't want to get involved with Serena, Nathan still didn't seem convinced. Nathan's expression was serious, his eyes a reflection of the inner conflict that he had been trying to hide for days.

"I'm going to stay away from office matters for now. It's not a good idea for me to get further involved before the full moon. I'll take care of it after that."

"No offense, but you look like you could use a hunt with the pack," Alex suggested, "It's been a while since you ran with the...