After training that day, Hannah decided to meet with Alpha Liam. She’d been feeling a strange distance growing between them and wanted to clear the air. As she approached his quarters, her heart pounded in her chest. She knocked on the heavy wooden door, and after a moment, Liam opened it. His expression was cold, his eyes sharp and unwelcoming.
“What do you want, Hannah?” he asked, his tone devoid of warmth.
Hannah hesitated, her nerves starting to show. “I just wanted to talk, Alpha. I feel like there’s been a distance between us, and I—”
He cut her off, his voice turning icy. “I don’t have time for this. Leave.”
The harshness of his words felt like a slap to her face. Hannah’s eyes widened, and she stammered, “But, Alpha—”
“Leave, Hannah,” Liam repeated, more forcefully this time.
