*Chapter 28:
ALESSIA
Three days had passed since the corridor ran red, and three days since I’d stood in BloodNight’s medbay and made the three Alphas to put their hands on my shoulder instead of each other’s throats. Three days since I’d said “one pack or nothing at all” and watched them obey me for the first time without hesitation.
Three days, and nothing had really changed, not where it mattered.
The tension hadn’t left. It had just gone underground, like a river running beneath ice, in a quiet, cold and dangerous way.
I hadn’t seen them argue again. Not openly, but I felt it in the bond. The way Azriel’s presence would sharpen when Axel entered a room. The way Asher’s jokes would turn a little too sharp when Azriel stood too close to me. The way Axel’s jaw would clench every ti
