here alone? Or do you

helped me settle into the room. "I really do

lighter, even when everything felt heavy. He j

to treat me like I'm helpless. You should be the one

He was injured. He should've been lying in bed, not lifting and moving around just for

Adrian was already waiting for me outside. He didn't ask

quiet after I lied, maybe because he sensed I wasn't read

ow, especially him. An

And the space between us only grew heavier. Every time he was near, I fe

ssi

ddenly pulled me

ven listen

s. "Oh. I'm sorry. W

st now. I know it's a lot. Everything that's happened... with our parents. And then what La

my fingers tigh

taken care of here. Alpha Dominic... he's a

ade me

ted to believe what he was saying. And maybe, to

nd had a certain strengt

g about him

t my instincts told me no

I couldn't get past. And I

e. "Go now, brother. I just want

look. "If you ever need anything,

him faintl

nally leaving the room. As soon as the door s

hing crash down all at

ne of it felt real. And Alpha Dominic... there wer

red. He was too closed off. Too unreadable.

humiliation... it clung to me like a shadow. And now, I was carrying

ike it never happened. But at the same time... guilt ate at me. It wasn't the pup's fault

sleep would give me even a moment of peace.

t something strange. A chill ran do

o the darkness, and my eyes w

d. I blinked again, as if my

rtle you?"

. He stepped closer. How did he even get in? The door wa

nted to ch

lied quickly, sit

nally detached even. I

him. "You should have kno

, his eyes dropped downward, and I

e I was sleeping, and I hadn't even realized it. I

was something different in h

rew closer, I felt something strange. A jolt. An energy I couldn't

was racing. My breaths became shal

me closely, his ex

to be stron

ugh his question felt sudden

e I'm going t