Rhea POV “I’m really happy you agreed to come with us,” Kale said as we walked into the mall, his voice practically buzzing with excitement. “Yeah, I can’t believe you even wanted to refuse a free shopping spree,” Kenzie added happily, looping her arm through mine. It’d been more than a week since I had slept in the same bed as the Alpha. After that night, things went back to the usual routine — he would summon me, we would do what he wanted, and then I’d leave. According to him, I couldn’t constantly sleep over, so we settled for just once a week. Why he was having me stay overnight in the first place, I had no idea, but I was more than grateful it hadn’t become a thing. I mean, what would I even tell Mom? There’s no way she wouldn’t notice me disappearing every night and not returni

