Chapter 62
Calvin’s POV
A knock at my office door. Zeon’s assistant stood there, freezing when she saw me with Alexis.
“A-Alpha,” she stammered.
Alexis smiled and waved her tiny hand, unfazed by the stranger. The assistant’s professional mask melted instantly. Alexis had that effect on everyone.
Within an hour, news spread through Wolfe Haven International. I could sense the whispers about the toddler in my office.
The company chats exploded,
“Who’s seen the little girl? Does she look like Alpha Calvin p>
“I saw her! Most adorable child ever! Porcelain skin, dark eyes, sweetest voice. She called me ’miss p>
“Spotted them too. Her eyes and nose, just like the Alpha’s. Both stunning p>
“Could this be Alpha Calvin’s secret child p>
Zeon left my office, checking his phone with resignation. He knew life would be simpler if everyone knew Alexis wasn’t mine.
My Beta had seen something rare today,me letting Alexis sit on my lap while I worked. Not even my sons had that privilege.
A corner of my office became her play area, cushioned and filled with new toys. Alexis played quietly, looking up sometimes to check for me. She didn’t know my eyes never left her, my wolf’s instincts on high alert.
My neat desk soon had her drawings everywhere. A pink princess clip decorated my dress shirt,I didn’t want to take it off.
When tired, Alexis came to me, arms up. “Sleepy,” she whispered.
I lifted her onto my lap. She curled against my arm, small hand gripping my shirt.
She pointed to her pigtails.”Take out, please p>
Something in me softened completely.
My hands, used to contracts and combat, moved with new gentleness. I removed each clip and band like they were precious gems.
By the time I finished, she’d fallen asleep on my chest. Looking at her peaceful face and tiny fist clutching my shirt, I smiled.
“You sleep just like your mother,” I murmured.
I carried her to the bed in my private room. When her head touched the pillow, her grip on my shirt tightened, face troubled even in sleep.
I lay beside her, rubbing her back in a familiar rhythm I hadn’t used in years. Only when she fell deeper asleep did I free my shirt from her grip.
“Mama,” she mumbled before drifting off.
After tucking her in, I went back to work, leaving the door open. I pulled up the security feed on my laptop to watch her while I worked.
I brought my laptop to the board meeting, cutting it from two hours to one. Alexis might wake alone.
I watched the security feed while listening to reports.
Until p>
A manager reported profits were two million short. My expression darkened, my wolf stirring.
“Manager Thompson, explain,” I demanded, my Alpha voice sharp.
“Mr. Wolfe, I His legs shook under the table as he stammered.
I looked away from the feed to scan the room. No one met my eyes,as it should be.
“Are you distracted, or just incompetent?” The room grew colder with each word.
Thompson went pale.
I stared out the window, fingers tapping the table—a warning every pack member knew.
“Three days to fix this. Or clean out your desk p>
The room held its breath.
Then a knock broke the silence.
Zeon’s assistant stood there with Alexis, shoeless and crying. “Alpha Calvin, little miss woke up and left the rest area. She’s been asking for you p>
She called Alexis “little miss,” assuming she was mine.
I let her think that.
The tension in the room vanished.
Alexis spotted me, her eyes still wet. Her lip trembled as she reached out.
“Up,” she said, voice small and sleepy.
My staff froze in shock. Even my own sons wouldn’t dare interrupt my meetings.
They waited for me to send her away.
Instead, something in me changed. The ice melted. I reached for her, settling her on my lap.
She wrapped her arms around my neck, holding tight. My wolf calmed at her touch,a reaction I didn’t understand but welcomed.
Her hair was messy from sleep. She watched the others curiously, sensing their unease.
Seeing their stares, she gave them a bright smile that lit up the room.
I glared at anyone looking too long at her. “Continue,” I ordered flatly.
Two more proposals needed review. I held Alexis with one arm while marking rejections with the other.
Nothing acceptable today. My temper rose, eyes growing cold.
“Redo everything by tonight,” I said icily. “Or make room for people who can actually do their jobs p>
The room went still under my authority.
Then a small hand pushed candy into my mouth. Sweet flavor spread on my tongue.
Alexis looked up at me, dark eyes bright. She smiled, eyes crinkling.
“No angry, no angry,” she whispered, patting my chest.
My frustration melted. When I spoke again, my voice had softened.
“Submit by Wednesday,” I told my trembling staff.
I carried Alexis out, hearing their collective sigh of relief through the door. They’d probably expected to be fired on the spot.
As we left, I heard the whispers begin,
“That was terrifying p>
“Thank the Moon Goddess for that precious child. Without her,Alpha Calvin’s critique would have been a thousand times more devastating p>
“Did you see it? Like watching ice melt in real time when he held her. I’ve never seen him like that p>
“Could she really be his daughter p>
“Who else’s child would Alpha Calvin personally bring to the office? She must be his p>
My sharp hearing caught their sudden silence. Someone must have seen news about me on their phones,something shocking enough to quiet them all.