DARLENE
I frowned as I stared at the closed door in front of me. My heart was heavy, and my mind was spinning.
“Can you believe that?” my wolf Lala said through our mind link. “Did Margaret really do that for you?”
“I don’t know, Lala,” I answered her quietly in my head. “It sounds so strange.”
“She begged your father not to force you into marriage?” Lala said in disbelief. “Does that sound like her?”
“No,” I whispered. “It doesn’t.”
I stepped away from the door and turned down the hall. I needed answers. I couldn’t rest unless I heard it straight from Dad.
I walked slowly toward the study. I didn’t know what I would say or how he would react, but I had to ask him. When I reached the door, I raised my hand and knocked.
“Come in,” I heard Alpha Victor’s deep voice say from the in
