Rhea paced restlessly in her room, her heart racing, making it impossible for her to simply lie down and drift off to sleep. Alpha Killian had locked her bedroom door from the outside. He leaves after yanking her from the hall and pulling her along.
"Alpha, what's my mistake this time?" Rhea attempted to free her hand from his firm hold as he led her behind him. It was painful, yet he refused to heed her words.
Killian led her across the open area that linked to the servants' pavilion in the distance. He only released her after arriving there. His attention drifted as he noticed her tears.
"I regret thinking my mother was ever mistaken. It seems you're just like those who sell themselves so easily."
"What do you mean?" Rhea had no idea what he was talking about.
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