The phones were ringing off the hook. The office was overly short staffed today, which is why it seemed as if all hell had broken loose. As I gazed out of the window, seated at my tiny cubicle, watching the rain patter against the window, I couldn't help but feel annoyed that Yasmeen wouldn't pick up the phones.

I turned to ask one of my colleagues, whose nails were furiously typing away at the key board.

She replied. As I rose from my seat, and walked over to the reception, I glanced at the clock, feeling a sense of relief that I only had about half an hour more to go before I could clock out. It had been a stressful day of reviewing job applications. Believe it or not, turning away applicants was the hardest things to do as a hiring manager.

Half an hour more, I thought to myself, before I could leave and return back home to Daniel- my solace and break from the corporate world. Just as I was about to pick up the phone, I see Yasmeen saunter in, giggling, hand in hand with her mate. I feel a strong sense of annoyance creeping in again, but push it down for the sake of being professional.

I question.

I see her face fall immediately and realize perhaps my tone was rather harsh. But the Alpha expects results, and she does this often. Disappearing off with her mate, leaving the rest of us to see to her own responsibilities. Her mate, Harvey, also works at the same firm. We work and are a part of the Snowstorm pack. In the modern day and age, packs needed to work to survive. Our packs being one of the strongest, is also one of the richest. We are near the top of the corporate ladder. Our CEO is obviously our Alpha, Alpha Amar. Though kind, level-headed and ambitious, which are great qualities in a leader, he expects results and does not appreciate slacking of any kind, which is all Yasmeen seems to do since she has found her mate. I mean, I'm all for people finding their mates and all, but I hate seeing it become the only thing that matters in their lives. There is so much more to life.

Harvey steps in to defend Yasmeen.

My face snaps up in his direction as I snap out at him, I see his face go pale. I'm known as being a bit of a hot head at the office, though I can't tell if my anger is because of Yasmeen's negligence or because her mate jumped into defend her and I feel that lacking in my life. Not that it is lacking. It was a choice I made. I push these thoughts away, as I always do, burying them back into the corner of my mind as I redirect my attention back to Yasmeen who immediately jumps to answer the phones with an apologetic expression on her face. I hear Harvey apologize and practically run out of the room but not before shooting Yasmeen a small smile. I feel jealousy creep back into my heart, as I turn back and walk back to my desk.

About half an hour later, I've cooled down enough to start feeling bad about how I reacted. She recently found her mate, it's only natural for her to want to sneak off. Just because, I never let myself experience that, doesn't mean that she shouldn't experience it either. I gather up my things and walk over to her desk, with a small smile as I see her look up at me hesitantly.

I see a small smile grace her face as she graciously accepts my apology. I also see a flash of sympathy and pity behind her vividly green eyes. I laugh as I tell her, I feel my wolf stir within me. My wolf who has been completely suppressed because of the choices that I made. She only ever stirs at the mention of him. I cast my eyes downwards as I push back once again, the irritation of my wolf stirring at his name but not being there simply for me. Pushing back my emotions is something I seem to do a lot.

As I look back up, I see curiosity now behind Yasmeen's eyes : I give her a small smile and grin:

As I pick up my bag, and head out, feeling a sense of comfort to be heading back to Daniel. My wolf that stirred inside the office, once again becomes dormant, to the point that I can't feel her anymore. That is something that I have resigned myself to now. Living as a human, who is part of a pack and is not really human is an idea that I have accepted and grown to love, just as I have come to love and value Daniel.