CHAPTER 30: STRIPPED DOWN
VENUS:
I was shaking and couldn’t breathe properly by the time I left Maxine's office. My throat burned from holding in the sobs, and my vision blurred with tears. I was lost in thought and wasn't paying attention to where I was going until I bumped into a wall in the hallway.
My mind went blank as I saw stars. Then the world seemed to be spinning. I felt dizzy with hurt, betrayal, and disbelief.
I thought he’d at least listen to me. I thought he’d see the fear in my eyes, hear the crack in my voice, and know that I didn’t do it out of malice.
But no.
The Alpha has cast me aside like the slave I truly was.
And worst of all, Mira betrayed me. How could she stab me in the back? I had considered her as a friend yet she ratted me out like that.
I rubbed my f
