She was sitting on her bed lost in vague and turbulent thoughts. It was a feeling he had never experienced before, something somewhere between hate and love that stirred inside him. She could not explain why she was feeling this way. Now, when she came to see what her serious hatred had done to Alpha, her heart was also remorseful. He had never intended for things to escalate to this extent, but it seemed that his one act of spite had started a chain of misfortune that was now beyond his control. It was unbearable to see him suffer like this. He had seen her like this, broken and defeated, for the first time in his life, and the feeling sank deep within him. She felt as if a knife had been thrust into her stomach, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get it out. Caught in the

