THIRD POV.
Alpha Alec lay on his bed in the darkened room of his chambers, the soft silver light from the moon spilling through the tall windows. Shadows stretched across the walls, flickering with the sway of the trees outside. The room was silent, but inside Alec’s head, a storm raged. Memories of the past, regrets, and what-ifs collided endlessly. The already long list of all the things he could have done differently—and all the things he shouldn’t have done at all—kept growing longer and longer. And at the center of it all was her—Elisa. The woman he once had so easily, but never saw her worth. The woman he had lost due to no one’s fault but his own.
Alpha Alec had not been able to sleep a wink since the day she left, and he doubted tonight would be any different.
He let out a long,
