She held the bottle out to me. "Have you ever had whiskey before, Ariana?" I felt my cheeks turn bright red. "No... never. My father didn't allow it." "Well," Hailey said with a playful spark in her eyes, "today is a day for firsts. You're going to have your first drink with me. Go on, take a sip. I won't tell if you don't." She winked and added, "I'm really good at keeping secrets." I looked at the bottle, then at her. For the first time in a long time, I didn't feel like a rejected Omega. I felt like I had a friend. I took the bottle, my fingers brushing against hers. The glass was cool, but her skin felt like a flickering flame. I took a small sip, and the liquid burned its way down my throat, making me gasp. "Slow down, little wolf," Hailey chuckled. She took the bottle back and drank deeply. As the minutes ticked by, the silence of the room became heavy and thick. Hailey didn't leave. Instead, she kept drinking, and she kept making me drink with her. The whiskey star
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