Leeyah's POV: “I still don't like this," Eden muttered beside me, arms crossed tightly over his chest. I sighed, rubbing at my temple. "Yeah, you've made that very clear." Ever since I told him about Alpha Matthias wanting to meet, Eden had voiced his displeasure non-stop. I got it, trusting Matthias after everything was a risk. A huge one. I turned to face him. "Look, I know you don’t like it, but I want to get this over with." Eden sighed, shaking his head, clearly unconvinced but unwilling to keep arguing. Matthias was supposed to be here in five minutes, but we got here early. Or more accurately, I got here early, dragging Eden along because I couldn’t sit still. My nerves were frayed, my mind spinning with all the possible ways this meeting could go south. When he arrived, the

