Morning came with no mercy.
Alex woke to shouting, Sharp, angry voices echoing down the basement stairs. Her eyes snapped open, heart pounding before she even understood why.
“ALEX!” Helen’s voice. Cold. Irritated. “Get up here now!”
Alex scrambled upright, pain shooting through her side. Last night’s warmth, Sibyl’s soft words, the moonstone she now wore hidden beneath her shirt, it all felt like a dream.
Reality was louder.
She hurried up the stairs keeping her limp small, her breaths quiet.
The kitchen was full. The Alpha family. The Betas. The Gammas. Everyone.
And Rex stood at the center of them, arms folded, jaw clenched.
His eyes locked on Alex the moment she stepped into the room.
“There she is,” he said, voice dripping disdain. “The stray.”
A ripple of amusement spread through the room.
Alex bowed her head. “How may I help, Alpha R—”
“Don’t call me that,” Rex snapped. “You don’t get to say my title. You don’t deserve to speak it.”
Alex swallowed hard. Silence.
Rex took a ste
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