ALPHA JERRY
I frowned.
Something didn’t feel right.
I didn’t know what it was exactly. Heat? Pressure? Fire inside me?
I wasn’t sure. But I hated it.
The air around me felt heavier, hotter, like the walls were closing in. It made me angry. I had to get out of there.
I turned and walked away without a word.
“Alpha Jerry!” Margaret called from behind me. “Please… can we talk?”
I ignored her. My jaw clenched as I stormed toward the exit. I didn’t want to hear anything she had to say. Not now.
The guard stepped in her way when she tried to follow me.
“Miss Margaret,” he said firmly, “please leave now.”
“Let me through!” she snapped. “I need to talk to him!”
“He gave no order to allow you inside, miss,” the guard replied.
Her voice faded as I walked farther away.
I went straigh
