Benjamin sat in the darkened living room until dawn. The chime of his phone broke the silence.
It was a message from his Beta.
Beta: Alpha, we've searched every corner of Blackridge territory. There's no sign of the Luna.
His hand dropped to his side. He wished he had understood how deeply he was hurting them before Lauren left.
Then he saw the belongings Grace and Thomas had left behind the night before.
He wanted nothing more to do with them, but he still felt obligated, as the Alpha, to return their things.
He left the items outside their door and turned to go. Before he could leave, Grace's angry voice carried through the door.
"Thomas, can't you do anything right? Why didn't you play the victim yesterday? Benjamin is already paying less attention to us."
Thomas answered in a s
