Amelia "Who is it?” "It's Sara," came the sharp reply. "Alpha is requesting your presence immediately." Lily and I exchanged alarmed glances. “Did he say why?” I asked through the door, trying to keep my voice steady. “It's not my place to question the Alpha,” Sara replied, her tone suggesting she thought it shouldn't be mine either. “Just be in his office in five minutes.” We listened to her footsteps retreat down the hall before breathing again. “Do you think he knows?” Lily whispered. “That you told me?” I shook my head, though uncertainty gnawed at me. “How could he?” My heart thumping violently made me feel like a thief caught in the act. “Mate bonds can be... unpredictable,” Lily said. “My mother used to say that true mates could sense each other's emotions, even over dist

