Chapter 257

Alpha Gideon’s Pov

The soft hum of my laptop filled the quiet study as I sat behind my desk, trying to focus on the mountain of documents that had piled up over the week.

The dim yellow light from the lamp bathed the room in a faint glow, dancing across stacks of files and unopened letters.

The air smelled faintly of ink, paper, and the bitter coffee that had long gone cold beside me.

I glanced at