LYRAI hadn’t planned to grip his sleeve, but my hand tightened on its own when Drake smiled at me. The music kept playing, loud and careless, while my heart thudded hard enough that I was sure everyone could hear it.Standing behind him felt strange, like safety borrowed from someone else, yet my body leaned into it anyway.Partner for the evening. The words echoed in my head. I turned my face up to him, confused, searching, but his expression was calm and unreadable. He didn’t look at me, not fully, and that somehow made it feel more serious. Like he had already decided something without asking.Drake’s eyes moved between us, sharp and cold.“Is that so?” he said. “You didn’t mention that earlier.”“I didn’t need to,” he replied, his voice steady.“Plans change.”The other Alpha laughed softly, the sound crawling under my skin.“Looks like she landed well.”I hated the way they spoke about me, like I was a prize passed between hands. My fingers curled tighter into his sleeve, and on
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