Freya POV
I had never had anything like this that was truly mine. The room felt like an extension of me—every detail carefully chosen, every corner somehow right. I couldn’t believe he’d managed to put this together so quickly.
“How amazing is this, Astrid?” I said, realising I hadn’t really heard from her since we left Alpha John’s office.
Silence.
Astrid?
A flicker of unease crept in.
Astrid? I called again, louder this time in my mind. Where are you?
Panic hit fast, sharp, and suffocating.
Astrid, please…
Tears spilled before I could stop them.
“God, girl, shut up with the yelling. I’m trying to sleep,” she snapped, her voice groggy and irritated.
Relief flooded me so quickly it almost made me dizzy.
“Where the hell have you been? I thought something happened!”
“Something d
