♛Harley♛ I spent the morning pacing the living room. I counted every line in the tile, and every second Archer was gone. I tried opening the door, not just once or twice but a few times. Of course, the door never opened. The lock was firmly in place. I considered shifting and breaking the door down, but Nyra reminded me that we couldn’t break through steel. At least she wasn’t making excuses for him anymore. In fact, she was just as frustrated as I was. “He isn’t coming,” she complained. “We are still his dirty little secret,” “Well, like you have mentioned, he is an Alpha…so he is just busy,” I shot back. But the words were hollow. I was tired of the anger. I was tired of the disappointment. “When is he coming? Did you try calling him again?” Nyra asked. “I tried. He isn’t answer

