“No police, please! I’ll tell you everything,” he broke immediately, easier than I expected. “I was unemployed with a child to support. Someone I know got me the job at this catering service. I really need it,” he explained nervously. “I was off that day, but she asked for me specifically. My boss called me in and paid me overtime.”
“When you went to the balcony, she called me and told me to bring you that specific glass. I swear, Alpha, I didn’t know it was drugged. She’s someone I know, she helped me get a job, she worked for you – I never thought she would do something like this.”
“You didn’t notice anything strange about the drink?” Kyle asked.
“She said it was just whiskey, and it smelled normal, so I served it. But then I saw how you left the balcony, Alpha. You weren’t drunk before,I had served you earlier and you were fine until that drink.” Clayton’s eyes welled with tears. “When I saw you stumbling, I tried to help, but she wouldn’t let me. She said your girlfriend would take care of you. After the party, I confronted her because I knew something was wrong.”
“And what did she say?” I pressed.
“She told me to keep my mouth shut if I wanted to keep my job.” Clayton’s voice cracked. “She threatened me.”
“How disgustingly low,” I growled.
“Who was this woman, Clayton?” Kyle asked, though I already knew the answer.
“Linda,” he admitted. “Your administrative assistant.”
“Perfect. She’s a real snake,” I snarled.
“Alright, Clayton.Thank you for your honesty,” Kyle said. “We’ll recommend that the catering company keep you on, and we’ll make sure they know Linda no longer has any connection with Thorne Enterprises.” She handed him her business card. “Contact me if you need anything.”
“That’s it? You’re not calling the police?” Clayton asked.
“No, we won’t,” Ryan assured him. “You can finish your shift today as normal.”
“Thank you, sir,” Clayton said gratefully.
Once he was gone, I turned to Ryan and Kyle.
“I want both Howard and Linda dealt with immediately,”I ordered,my Alpha authority filling the room. “And I need to find Caroline. She’s my priority now.”
I knew what I had to do. Clean up this mess and then find Caroline. And when I did find her, I would never let her go again.
Draven’s POV
“Ryan, I need you to spread the word immediately that Linda has been terminated from Thorne Enterprises,” I ordered as we returned to my office. “Contact all our business partners, suppliers, and every establishment we frequent. Make it clear she was trafficking corporate information and had placed spies throughout our network.”
“Already on it, Alpha,” Ryan replied, pulling out his phone.
“And send Gamma with a team to find Linda. She betrayed not just the company, but our pack. I want her detained for questioning.”
“You think she might flee?” Ryan asked.
“After what we’ve uncovered? Absolutely. She’s been Howard’s accomplice all along.”
I paced my office, Alaric growling deep within me.
“Alpha Draven, when you were dating that slut Liz, she got along well with Linda, right?” Kyle asked.
“Yeah, but later Linda said she was really disappointed in Liz. She never imagined something like that could happen and didn’t want to see her again. Why?”
“Because I’m starting to think your reunion with Liz wasn’t a coincidence!” Kyle voiced her suspicions.
“That’s impossible…” I commented.
“Totally possible, Draven,” Ryan agreed with Kyle.
“I’ll look into this. Liz’s mom goes to my sister’s salon,” Kyle concluded.
“Besides,I’ve arranged for Howard and Ella to be here in thirty minutes,” Kyle reported.”The conference room is prepared.”
“Perfect. Get Ava to compile all the evidence we’ve gathered,” I instructed. “I want a comprehensive presentation ready when they arrive.”
Ryan hung up his call. “Gamma has dispatched a team to Linda’s residence. And I’ve notified our key business contacts about Linda’s termination.”
“Excellent. One more thing,contact the Social Club casino and have Leila removed immediately.”
Kyle raised an eyebrow. “You think Linda’s network extends that far?”
“I’m certain of it. This is like a cancer that’s spread throughout our operations.”
“What about Bruno?” Ryan asked.
“Have him brought in as well. The poor bastard deserves to know he was being used.”
An hour later, I sat at the head of the conference table with Ryan and my pack lawyer beside me. Howard entered first, looking smug as always, followed by his wife and daughter.
“Draven, darling!” Ella squealed, moving to embrace me. “You’ve been so busy lately. I’ve missed you terribly!”
I stepped away from her touch. “Have a seat, Ella.”
Her smile faltered at my cold tone, but she complied.Howard glanced around nervously.
“I assume this meeting is about the mating agreement?” he asked.
“Not quite,” I replied as Bruno was escorted in. The young man looked confused, especially when he spotted Ella, whose face immediately darkened.
“What is he doing here?” she hissed.
“Clarity,” I answered simply. “Kyle, please begin.”
Kyle dimmed the lights and started the presentation. First came the footage from the party with Clayton’s confession about the drugged whiskey. Then the security camera footage showing Ella slipping into my office afterward, followed by the medical reports confirming the false pregnancy.
By the time the lights came back on, Howard’s face had turned purple with rage, while Ella sat frozen, eyes wide with panic.
“Bruno, I called you here because I don’t want you to be deceived like I was. Ella isn’t pregnant and never has been.”
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