"I know," Annie whispered. "I know how that sounds but I-I don't know-I just know that contract was wrong." Her voice cracked.
Alpha stopped a foot away, close enough she could smell his perfume -He didn't demand answers anymore. Instead, his expression softened, his eyes reading her like an open book. He saw the tremble in her lips, the way her shoulders curled in, the tiny bubbles of sweat on her forehead. He just knew something was breaking her from the inside, and he felt it like a punch to his own gut.
"Hey, come here." He pulled her up from the chair into his arms.
He wrapped his arms around her instantly, pulling her closer. One hand cradled the back of her head.
She melted into his chest, the heat of his body seeping through his suit, his arms wrapping around her like
