Alpha Roan. The door to my office sighs shut but the peace I was counting on is already slaughtered. Dr Madeline is present. Splinter is mid-sentence with her. Back and forth, Cynthia is pacing my office, wearing a path on my expensive rug from Rome with those needle-thin heels of hers. They are all here to know if I did it. The moment Landon shakes his head beside me; they release their breath at once. “Now that you have your answer, can you all disappear from my peripheral?” I head straight for the liquor cart. “You need to be as healthy as Meluna for this process to work. I told you—no more drinking.” I let the cup go and glance at Madeline over my shoulder. “You’re right. Even drinking couldn’t make me forget what she’s done. I’m going to need something stronger.” The door

