The realization that Daemon expected me to accompany him to a gathering of other Alphas hit me like a tidal wave. The sudden pressure of it left something like a heavy weight on my shoulders, mingling with a strange mix of fear and curiosity.
He wasn’t just parading me as his slave—I simply couldn’t help but wonder if there was something more, something I wasn’t entirely sure I was ready for.
I spent the rest of the night barely sleeping, my thoughts restless and my emotions torn. Every time I closed my eyes, I could feel Daemon’s intense gaze, his words replaying over and over in my mind: “Because you’re mine. And it’s time everyone knows it.”
The morning light seeped into the room as I slowly got out of bed, groggy and unsettled. When I stepped into the main room, Daemon was alread
