Mika
As I trudged down the familiar, cracked pavement on my way home, dread seeped into every step I took. My heart raced, pounding a frantic rhythm in my chest as I replayed the morning in my mind.
I couldn’t shake the image of my father’s disappointed face; it loomed over me like a dark cloud. What would he do when I walked through the door without breakfast set out for him yet again? I could already imagine the stern lecture, the raised voice—maybe even worse.
As if that wasn’t enough to send my mind spiraling, another weight was on my shoulders. The Alphas. They believed I was their mate, a title that felt more like a curse than a blessing.
How did I get caught up in this tangled web of expectations and desires? Questions swirled in my mind like leaves in a storm: Why me? What h
