Chapter 104

MaraTaking over Steel Corp wasn’t part of any plan. It dropped into my lap fast and hard-but I stepped up. I had to. Lucian trusted no one else with his legacy, and frankly, I understood why. With people like Martha lurking in the shadows, loyalty wasn’t just valuable-it was survival.I had more to lose than anyone if something happened to Lucian. That made me dangerous in all the right ways.The board was easy to handle-talk, posture, nod, repeat. But beneath that calm exterior was chaos. Contracts left half-signed. Projects stalled. Alpha Vander had clearly lost interest toward the end, though why, I still couldn’t figure out. Maybe boredom. Maybe arrogance. Either way, I was left with the fallout-mountains of files, endless decisions, a blinking screen I was beginning to loathe.While I was buried in logistics and damage control, Lucian was deep in training. Not that he needed it-he was already a born Alpha-but they wanted him sharper, stronger. He trained alongside Darian and Rowan. I was glad about Rowan. Lucian keeping him as Gamma wasn’t just loyalty-it was strategy. The guy had instincts that didn’t miss.I wasn’t allowed near military matters anymore. Alpha Vander made that clear. And it stung more than I let on. No more interrogations. No more field strategy. No more Gamma dreams. I was Luna now. That came with its own power, its own limits. Lucian still asked for my input behind the scenes, but it wasn’t the same. I’d made peace with it-mostly. Maybe this was the goddess’s plan all along.Then the door opened, and Alpha Vander walked in-with Lacy trailing behind him.