The Alpha's Secret Mate
Something about the quiet between us felt different now—less strained, though still fragile.
“What’s your name?” I asked gently.
“Sara, my lady.”
Sara.
The name lingered softly in my thoughts.
“And your age?”
“Fifteen.”
The word struck harder than I expected.
I lifted my head slightly, studying her again—really looking this time. The bruises, the hesitation in her posture, the way her fingers still fidgeted with the edge of her uniform.
Fifteen.
She was barely more than a child.
A tightness settled in my chest, sharp and unyielding. To think that those older women—grown, fully aware of their actions—would subject someone so young to this kind of cruelty…
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