Chapter 33: Alpha's Burden
(Seraphina’s POV)
I ended the call, the edge of my lips curling into a triumphant smirk. Damon complied, but I knew him too well—this wasn’t genuine agreement. His words were a shield, a clever tactic to avoid any mentions of the omega clinging to his life like spilled ink. Elina. How quaint her name sounded and yet how much power she attempted to exert in his orbit.
Through the car's tinted windows, I spotted her. Standing right outside the Blackwood Pack headquarters, her timid form slouched in waiting. My smirk turned frostier, satisfaction rolling through me like a rush of winter wind. Her face radiated insecurity, and her eyes darted nervously toward passing wolves. It was almost endearing. Almost.
I stepped out of my luxury vehicle, deliberately let
