CHAPTER TWO: The Price of a Broken Bond"Wait... what?!"The foyer felt like it was tilting on its axis. The air left my lungs in one sharp, agonizing gasp. I stared at Drey, waiting for the punchline, waiting for him to snap out of whatever dark, twisted trance had taken over his mind."You don't mean that, Drey. What... what are you even saying right now?"Drey didn't flinch. He didn't blink. He just stood there, towering over me, his face a mask of absolute stone. The warm, protective Alpha who used to wrap his arms around me whenever I had a nightmare was completely gone. In his place stood a stranger."You heard me, Olivia," he said, his voice flat and completely devoid of emotion. "I’m not going to repeat myself."A soft rustle of silk cut through the ringing in my ears. The heavy oak door to the living room swung open completely, and Yetty stepped into the dim light of the hallway. She had a cashmere blanket draped loosely over her shoulders, her emerald-green eyes tracking my
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