Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 565 The Second Test

Tessa suddenly laughed and booked her arms around his neck. "When did Mr. Landon become such a gentleman?"

"I've always been this way-with you." Landon lowered his head and kissed the corner of her eye, kissing away the lingering wetness. "Once you're feeling better..."

"Once Grandpa's better," Tessa finished for him, lightly tapping his Adam's apple with her finger. "Alright." Landon gave in, though his arms around her didn't loosen. "Let me hold you a bit longer."

The light from the living room lamp stretched their shadows long across the floor, entwined and inseparable.

It was a while before Landon finally lo

1. go. He smoothed her rumpled collar and said, "Take a shower and go to bed early. I'll go with you to the Sinclair estate tomorrow."

"Okay."

After getting ready for bed, Tessa fell asleep in Landon's arms.

In the days that followed, Tessa ran like clockwork.

She buried herself in textbooks at the medical university by day, then spent her afternoons at the temporary Sinclair Corporation office, tweaking the Sundawn Project's data streams. Rain or shine, she carved out two afternoons a week to visit the Sinclair estate, where she sat with Walter in the garden, listening to his stories about roaming the werewolf territories in his youth.

Walter always clasped her hand and chuckled, "Our Tessa's a real busybody now-busier than your brother, the Frostmoon Pack's alpha."

Tessa would peel an orange and place it in his hand with a smile. "Better to be busy. If I keep this up, you'll see me and Landon living a steady life soon."

Walter would laugh until his eyes watered, never knowing that the performance charts on her office desk were surging upward at a dizzying pace. With the exclusive license to Montedra's werewolf pharmaceutical pipeline and a capital trap laid squarely against White Corp's soft spots, it took less than three months for Sinclair Corporation to firmly outshine the White family.

That afternoon, just after her anatomy class, Tessa was summoned to the dean's office.

Tessa was summoned to the dean's office.

She opened the door to find Reginald sitting on the sofa, holding an unlit cigar between his fingers..

"Sir." Tessa closed the door behind her, her tone calm and composed.

"Sit," Reginald said, gesturing to the chair across from him. "I read Sinclair Corporation's report."

"Mm."

"You beat my expectations by a full month." He looked up at her, and for once, his gaze held less d. and more scrutiny. "White Corp's overseas operations have been thoroughly disrupted. Your methods are ruthless.".noveldrama

"Business is war. Mercy toward the enemy is cruelty to oneself." Tessa's response mirrored her answer in the car when he'd asked how she would handle an assassination attempt.

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Chapter 565 The Second Test

Reginald chuckled, this time with a trace of genuine approval. "Consider that your first pass. He paused before cutting to the chase. “Next. I'll have someone walk you through Nightshade Pack's core security protocols-border patrol strategies, rebel dossiers. This is the second test on your way to becoming Luna

Tessa looked up. "I accept."

"But let me make this clear." She spoke again before Reginald could continue. "I'm not doing this to prove I'm 'qualified, and I certainly don't think I lack the ability."

She met his eyes without flinching, her voice composed and steady. "I'm doing this because of Landon. He's Nightshade Pack's alpha. I'm his mate. His burdens are mine to share. But that doesn't mean I'll depend on anyone."

Reginald paused mid-flick of his cigar, then casually tapped the ash that wasn't there. "Interesting." He rose to his feet. "You set the time. When you're ready, come to the estate."

"Alright, I'll see you out." Tessa personally escorted Mr. Reginald to the gates of the medical university.

Just as she reached the entrance, her phone buzzed. Ethan's name flashed across the screen.

The moment she saw the caller ID, she knew-this guy was in trouble again.

"What is it?" Tessa answered directly.

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