Chapter 45

Draven's POV Today,I dragged myself into the office with a brutal hangover,my head pounding as if it might split open. The whiskey from last night still coursed through my veins. I wasn't in any condition to face my team's disapproval. Clara watched me with quiet,disappointment,Alpha Arthur fixed me with stern judgment,while Ryan and Kyle barely contained their frustration and concern.They had spent the entire day defending Caroline,insisting she couldn't have sent those emails or betrayed me. "You should have let her explain," Clara said for the hundredth time. "A true Alpha listens before he acts," Alpha Arthur reminded me. But I couldn't meet their accusations,not while we waited for the audit results to reveal the truth. Clara had gone down to the finance department to retrieve the documents supposedly being verified.Minutes later,Howard contacted me through our mind-link. "Alpha Draven,Clara wants to take the financial report.I refuse.Your people are overstepping their authority."