As expected, Alex spent the rest of the day pestering me, trying every trick she knew to make me accept her Alpha as my mate. Diane, not one to stay out of mischief, had joined in. Their voices blended into a chaotic symphony of persuasion that completely ruined my “peaceful” Saturday.
“Aaargh! Alex, stop! Please stop! Can’t you be silent for even a minute?” I shouted over the endless chatter, pressing my palms against my temples.
A throbbing headache was forming. Listening to them felt more torturous than the long, dark days I spent in Alexei’s laboratory.
Yet, I couldn’t convince myself that Alex was acting solely on her own. Maybe this was a scheme from Alpha Dwight—he always knew how much I valued my friends. Perhaps he sent Alex to manipulate me, counting on my loyalty to them to s
