NIGHT BLUE VALLEY LUMA'S POV Accepting to work for Alpha Burner was one thing. Passing the day with my pups running around beside me was another. Contrary to Tristan, whom I had once been attracted to, I wasn't attracted to Burner in any way. He was dangerous, unpredictable, and his kindness felt like a mask he could drop at any moment. One wrong word, one wrong glance, and I could be the one pinned against the wall. I became more like a PA. I did all the chores his assistant did, and at the end of the day, I received a uniform and an identification badge. Luma Ravenclaw, 22 years old, Assistant to the Leading Alpha. Rank: Beta. For once, I had an official job. I almost cried seeing that badge. It was proof that I existed that I wasn't just a runaway, a fugitive, a ghost. I was someone with an identity. During the day, I tried my best to ignore the cowering Omegas, the Gammas tiptoeing around me. They were afraid of Burner, and by extension, they were afraid of me. Then
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