~Valerie~
The hallway feels narrower than it did five minutes ago. I walk like a ghost, my feet moving on autopilot while my mind remains trapped in that cold, dark cellar. My fingers shake as I reach up, obsessively adjusting the silk scarf. I check the knot, making sure the fabric hasn't shifted, terrified that the world will see the evidence of my betrayal.
My skin is still tingling where Evander’s tongue dragged across it, a cold, wet streak that sits in sharp, agonizing contrast to the throbbing heat of Ronan’s bruise. One man has marked me with his teeth, and the other has claimed me with his scent. I am caught between two alphas, and I feel like I am being shredded in the middle.
I push back into the main bar area, the blast of heat and noise hitting me like a punch. People are d
