Lara
I was halfway down the stairs when I heard laughter drifting from the dining room.
Light.
Warm.
Almost carefree.
It didn’t fit.
Not tonight.
Not with the strange knot that had been sitting in my stomach ever since I’d heard that Zaniyah wanted to speak with me.
I reached the doorway and stepped inside.
Zaniyah turned immediately.
Her face broke into a bright smile.
“There she is. My favourite future Alpha.”
I couldn’t help smiling.
“How have you been, Zaniyah?”
“Much better now that you’re here.”
She studied me for a moment.
“We have a lot to discuss, you and I.”
Something about the way she said those words sent a shiver down my spine.
Before I could ask what she meant, my father spoke.
“Oh, Lara was the future Alpha.”
I looked at him.
He had his hand resting prot
