Silvia
I ran until my lungs burned.
The safe word still hung in the air between us – "red" !
The sound of it echoing in my ears like a thunderclap.
Alpha Sherman had stepped back immediately, his face a mask of shock and pain that I couldn't begin to process.
My chest felt like it was being crushed beneath the weight of his lies, each breath a sharp reminder of his betrayal.
My heels clicked frantically against the marble floor as I fled, one hand clutching my evening purse against my ribs, the other pressed against my chest as if I could physically hold back the agony threatening to tear me apart.
Keal whimpered deep within me, "Don't be afraid, Sylvia. You have me."
I burst through the main hall, escaping that tomb of silence into the chaotic outer lobby where r
