Sera's POV
The whispers followed me back to the small room adjacent to Damon's office.
I closed the door behind me and leaned against it, my heart pounding. The coffee cup in my hand trembled, the liquid inside sloshing dangerously close to the rim.
Their words echoed in my mind.
‘The Alpha sleeping at the hospital.’
‘His real mate.’
‘Poor thing, she doesn't even know.’
‘A week before he leaves her for good.’
Was that what everyone thought? Was that what everyone expected?
I set the cup down before I dropped it. My hands wouldn't stop shaking.
Through the wall, I could hear the muffled sounds of Damon's voice as he conducted business. Calm. Authoritative. Completely unaware that his entire staff was betting on when he would abandon me.
I couldn't stay here. Couldn't sit in this
