Chapter 158

Alexander's POV I stood in the bustling airport terminal, my eyes scanning the departures board as Beta Ethan confirmed our check-in details for the Seattle business trip. We had a major acquisition to finalize—a timber processing plant that would significantly expand our territory's commercial interests—yet my mind kept drifting to Sarah. The woman who had crashed into my life and somehow carved out space in my thoughts despite my best efforts to remain detached. "Alpha, our gate opens in forty minutes," Ethan reported, handing me our boarding passes. "Security shouldn't take more than fifteen minutes at this hour." I nodded absently, my phone vibrating in my pocket. Jeremy's name flashed across the screen—my head of security who'd been tasked with gathering information on Sarah Winters. "Wait here," I instructed Ethan before stepping aside to take the call. "Report." "Alpha Blackwood," Jeremy's voice came through clearly, professionally detached. "I have the preliminary findings on M