Kaida
As Dahlia and I walked into the house, the familiar warmth of home enveloped us, but my heart was still pounding with worry. My mind couldn’t shake the image of Bastian in that hospital bed, bruised and broken. He had tried to brush it off, to act like nothing was wrong, but I knew better. Something serious had happened, something he wasn’t telling me. The unease gnawed at me, and I couldn’t push it away.
Once inside, I turned to Dahlia, my voice low. “There’s something off about all of this, Dahlia. Bastian doesn’t just get hurt like that. He’s… he’s an Alpha. Whoever did this… it wasn’t just a random fight.”
Dahlia was quick to reassure me, as she always was. Her sweetness was a balm to my frayed nerves, but even her words felt hollow this time. “Kaida, you’re overthinking. Mayb
