ALEX
I’d always known there was something off about Alpha Myron and Percy.
Not just the obvious vendetta they held against Arrde, but something deeper. Something crawling beneath the surface like rot beneath polished wood. I’d seen the cracks. I’d heard the whispers.
But until tonight, I didn’t realize how deep the infection went.
And now I couldn’t look at her without feeling like I was betraying her with every breath I took.
Arrde sat across from me, her eyes vacant as the plane ticket confirmation buzzed on her phone. She didn’t even look at it. She just swiped the screen away like it meant nothing.
“I’m doing the right thing, aren’t I?” she asked quietly.
Her voice wasn’t the sharp, fierce one I was used to. It was hollow. A girl’s voice trapped inside a woman’s war.
I leaned f
