“Do you know where we can find Alpha Abel?” Joanna’s voice was a low whisper, barely audible, the tremor in it betraying her fear.
She was terrified of the unknown, of the new turn her life was about to take. Every step forward felt like walking on thin ice, the future a vast, uncertain expanse. All the weeks she had spent in Latin America with Clyde, hidden away from the world, had been the closest she had come to happiness in her new life.
They had been a bubble of warmth and laughter, a haven from the upcoming storm in her life. But now, that bubble had burst, and she was being forced to confront the past. The prospect of meeting Alpha Abel, the unknown effect he would have on her, the idea of living with him, threatened to overwhelm her, to push her over the edge of sanity.
Janice
