Chapter 14 ********** “Trouble, Tension, and Truths” Alpha Rex It’s been days. Three, to be exact. Three long, suffocating days since she last said a word to me. The only sound now was the sharp clink of her cutlery slamming against the plate like she was trying to kill the damn thing. That was her way of fighting me, without words, just tension, fury, and silence heavy enough to crush bone. She was angry. No one needed to tell me that. But angry at what, exactly? "You’re not eating, Alera," I said, voice even, calm — the kind of calm that always pissed her off more. She didn't even look at me. "Because the atmosphere here is so damn hostile, I can’t swallow a single bite!" she snapped, stabbing the fork into her plate one last time before slamming it down with a clang. I said nothing. Just watched her. Until a slow smirk stretched across my lips, uninvited, cocky, maybe cruel. If she was avoiding me, then we were going to do this my way. I rose from my chair without
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