Night rolled in, and still there was no news from the Alpha. For some reason, Cora had thought this would all be over much faster. Yet an entire day had already passed, and it appeared it was going to take longer than she expected. Maybe they hadn’t actually taken her seriously. Were they simply humoring her? “What’s wrong?” Tad questioned as he came out of the bathroom with a towel draped over his shoulders. “Nothing,” she muttered as she grabbed the new clothes the Luna had sent for her. “Clearly, it’s not nothing, but if you don’t feel like talking, I won’t push the matter,” he said as he walked toward his room. “But if you do want to talk, just knock.” He stepped inside and closed the door behind him. Cora let out a sigh before walking into the bathroom. She had planned to take a q

