The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 323 Avery's POV The next morning, I found Bjorn at the breakfast table, picking at his toast. I walked past and told him to get his shoes on. "Why?" he asked. "Because you got kicked out of school, so you have to come to work with me today," I said coolly as I filled my travel coffee. cup. Bjorn sighed. "Can't I just stay home with Grandma?" "What, so you can just play video games all day?" I tossed him his jacket. "I don't think so, bud. Come on, we're gonna be late. Bjorn groaned, but to his credit, he didn't argue further.

The drive to the office was quiet, and he spent the entire time looking out the window with his arms folded. "I need you to behave today," I told him when I pulled into the parking garage. He didn't respond. "Bjorn." "I heard you. Geez!" I decided to just let it go. Claire met us at the elevator on the fortieth floor. She took one look at Bjorn and then lifted her brow at me. I just shook my head, silently telling her not to ask right now. "Hi, Bjorn," she said, smiling. "Hey, Claire," He stuffed his hands into his pockets and dragged his feet.

decline that." "I did, but they want you to

my little assistant today." "Seriously?!" "Yes, seriously." I dropped a notepad in his lap. "Write down anything that seems important. We'll go over it at the end of the day." I knew he was just going to doodle, but at least he would be occupied. For the first hour or so, it was fine. Bjorn was quiet, and I

to take some files down to Claire's desk for me. He did it, came back, and sat back down without a word. The Hartwell meeting started at ten sharp. I was in the large conference room on the top floor. Six people from Hartwell's team were already seated when I arrived, plus my own