Goodbye My Alpha (Taya and Griffon)

Tara's words were very tactful, and it was clear she had chosen them carefully.

First, she'd reminded me that I still technically worked for the company and that I was still their employee. I still needed to follow my superior's instructions.

Secondly, if I refused and made Elder Thorin lose face, I would have to do it even if I didn't want to.

I understood what Tara meant, even though I didn't like that she was right. I gave a deep mental sigh that I hoped didn't show on my face.

I had been too impulsive just now, and I had blurted out my thoughts without thinking them through as I would have done in the past.

In this case, it was not appropriate for me to refuse. It would make me look ungrateful and disrespectful, and it would show negatively on Elder Thorin for having someone like that on his staff.

I had no choice but to agree. Beside, this would be the last time I would do something like this at Midwest Packs Corporation.

I gave a small nod, turned around, and walked out.

***

Brooks looked at Taya's back, clenching his jaw as he watched her walk away. Then he looked at Griffon.

"Griffon, do you want to attend dinner tonight?"

When Brooks talked to Griffon, his tone was different than when he spoke to others. There was a level of deference there.

Griffon leaned back in the sofa, rested his forehead on one hand, and held his phone with the other. His eyes were fixed on the phone screen the whole time, without looking up at Elder Thorin or Taya. Seeing that Griffon didn't say anything, Brooks thought that he didn't want to go, so he quickly said, "Actually, never mind. We will mediate the conflict between the Sterling pack and MPC. As the organizer of this bidding, you should avoid arousing suspicion."

The leaders of the Sterling pack felt that since Elder Thorin's daughter had a close relationship with Griffon, Griffon would favor whatever the MPC wanted. The Sterling pack had secretly made trouble for the MPC to force them to withdraw from the bidding process.

Elder Brooks had been very specific in how he made arrangements for tonight.