NATALIA “Luna, the Alpha asked me to take you home. Are you ready to leave now?” Ralph asked as soon as I went out of the office. My mind blanked out for a second, caught off guard by the question. In the past, Tristan would always make sure that we go home together. If he’s too busy, I’d either wait for him, or he will do everything to finish as early as possible. Tristan hadn’t hadn’t offered to come home with me in days. I was expecting another cold dismissal or another polite nod as we moved through the rest of our duties as if nothing in our world had fallen apart. I wasn’t expecting that he’d ask someone this time. “He… asked you to drive me home?” I asked, even though I had already heard it loud and clear. Ralph nodded almost earnestly. “Yes. He asked me this morning, just to ma

