Chapter 19. First Breakthrough

Alexander's POV

"What are you talking about?" I snapped.

Luke gestured to the corner of the office, yet I didn't see anyone.

Was he going nuts?

Or am I blind?

I lift my nose into the air, taking a deep whiff.

My body stiffened when I noticed the soft, almost nonexistent rose scent lingering in the air; it was the same smell that triggered Ghost when I entered the club.

Ghost howled and scratched to be released, yet I pushed him aside and blocked him off.

"Emily," I internally muttered to myself, and the next second she walked out of the shadows as if I had called her.

"She came!" I heard Ghost appear excitedly in my mind.

Emily's face was hidden behind the same black mask she wore the night I asked her to dance.

Yet, I couldn't help noticing the coldness in her eyes staring back at me.

"Alpha Black," she said, crossing her arms around her chest defensively.

"Call me Alex," I said, trying t