ALEX
The moment the door slammed shut behind my father, a chill ran down my spine. It wasn’t over—not even close. That man didn’t lose. He didn’t walk away. If he left without a fight, it was because he was already planning his next move.
Arrde and I stood frozen in the echo of his departure, the air thick with unspoken words. My pulse was hammering against my skull, my wolf clawing at the inside of my chest in restless fury.
I had defied him. For the first time in my life, I had stood against Alpha Sinclair.
And now, I didn’t know what the hell came next.
I turned to Arrde, my voice lower than I intended. “We need to leave. Now.”
She frowned. “Leave?”
“We get out of the country, disappear before he can come after us. My father will—”
“No.”
Her refusal was immediate, sharp. She gr
