Katie
‘Why didn’t you defend yourself?’ Alaine asked irritatedly. She’d been simmering since the incident at the stables. And now, she couldn’t help but voice out her frustration.
I sighed and felt the weight of her words. My own guilt pressed down on me. I sat on the edge of the bed, my bag half-packed beside me, and stared at it like it held answers I couldn’t find inside my mind
“What was I supposed to say?” I muttered as I rubbed my temples as if that could ease the ache in my chest. “He’s the Alpha’s son and my mate. He has a right to call me out if he thinks I’ve overstepped.”
‘Call you out for what?’ Alaine growled low in my mind. Her anger prickled against the edges of my consciousness. ‘Breathing too loudly? Smiling without his permission? You did nothing wrong, Katie. And you
