Leia's POV
His presence filled the room immediately, but for once, it did not bring comfort. It made everything worse. His eyes went straight to me, taking in my tear-streaked face, my state. Something flickered across his expression. It looked like regret but it was too late.
“Leia…” he started. I took a step back. “Do not,” I said softly. The word stopped him. “I…” he tried again, but the words seemed to fail him. For once, the Alpha did not have control over the situation.
“You should not have done that, on her birthday of all days,” Derek said bluntly, stepping forward. Pete’s gaze shifted towards him, his jaw tightening. “Stay out of this,” he bellowed. “No,” Zadok replied calmly. “Not this time. We’ve done enough of staying out. Did you forget you two have loved each other all you
