The Alpha Who Threw Me Away

always two sug

s in the rain, which light switch needs two tries before it catches. Small, useless knowledge that my body coll

emorized him

n moving. He doesn't look up. He never looks up when I come in, not right away. There's always this pause, this deliberate beat wh

hink it was

ething else. I don't

say, because it'

mug before I've even set the tray down fully and I step back, out of reach, cr

erature or the taste, which means it's righ

ondence into a neat stack. "He'll be thirty minutes late. And the Voss delegation confirmed - t

mug down. "Who c

Apparently he prefers to

e. Prepare th

ready by Thu

toward the door wh

t. Just

in that specific low register he only uses when the ro

ng. I don't

sure the heating is looked at before V

hrough my nose. "

say anything else that s

t of linens and absolutely no attem

my stride without missing a beat.

ng Alpha. That

corridor is empty. "Reina in the kitchens said he's been aski

deways. "What kind

than she's saying and wants me to ask. I don't take the bait. I've learned not

e," I say. "In the meantime, I

arm, gentle but

way you know when someone is about

I say, bef

ful, unhurried attention that has always been her way. "I just want you to e

my chest loos

eat,"

rm. "I'll believe

takes most o

ssue in the blue guest room so I can have maintenance in by morning. There is comfort in the work. In the phys

oud. Too full of things I kept turning over like broken glass, cutting myself on the same edg

do that

tree line, the mountains sitting heavy and grey at its back. I grew up looking at those mountains. They have

to be like

oices from the floor below. Male, more than one, carrying the unmistakable

nd take t

nd at the door. A line of unfamiliar vehicles sits in the courtyard

en I s

ver had to make themselves smaller for anyone. Dark coat. Sharp jaw. Eyes that sweep the r

gaze for one

rking the room. Something smaller. More deliberate. Like he came

something I don'

ve. I don'

e top of the staircase, I hear Luc