Trouble in the jungle

~ Seattle, the Alpha group HQ ~

Monday

1:57 PM

Max stepped into the elevator, followed by Hunter and a few more people. Max's eyes paused at the familiar face, which is always welcome, but he didn't expect to see.

"Liz?"

Liz perked up when she saw him. "Hey… Hi Hunter…", Liz greeted before her attention returned to Max. "Are you busy?"

Liz felt guilty for coming without an announcement, but this is important and if Max was busy, she would wait in his office.

Max could see distress in Liz's eyes, and he wondered why she is here. It must be important if she came to his office on a Monday afternoon without calling in advance.

All kinds of dark thoughts invaded Max's mind. Did someone harass her? Or blackmail her? It's not another set of gossip related to him, is it? Or what if it's one of his ex-hookups giving her a hard time? A man with stains in his past can never be relaxed.