DAMIEN
Leah walked back into the room, a smile plastered on her face, evidently fake.
It didn’t take a genius to see through it—it was all wrong. Too tight, too forced, like she was trying to convince herself she was fine. But I knew better. Had she been caught by the guards? Had Sarah been taken elsewhere, she had a change of attire that couldn't be good.
Whatever had happened out there had rattled her.
She slipped right next to me at the massive round table without a word, her gaze skimming over the room but never landing anywhere. I didn’t say anything. Not yet. I just leaned back in my chair and waited, watching her.
The summit soon began in full swing, the room was packed, every Alpha in attendance sitting with their Betas looming just behind them like shadows. The air practicall
