Cassiopeia Nyx
My mouth went dry, and I swallowed hard, trying to find my voice. The man in front of me was a stranger; I had never seen him before.
"I'm Anakin," he announced. "I'm the Beta."
I nodded softly. Why was the Beta in the Alpha's office if the Alpha was all right? Where was he?
My fear was growing so rapidly that I couldn’t control it anymore. I really needed to see him, to know if he was all right at least.
"Xeros," I whispered, my voice barely audible.
Anakin's eyes lit up at the sound of his Alpha’s name, and he offered a smile that was almost reassuring. "You're looking for your mate?" he asked, stepping around the desk toward me.
I nodded immediately, without fully processing his words, still unsure if I was making the right decision. What if he felt like I was a nu
