The Alpha's Return
I needed to hear her out, to understand why she kept such a monumental secret from me.
Arabella, lowered herself slowly onto the step she was standing on.
"Leo," she began, her voice shaky, "when I was a kid, maybe seven or eight, my mum and dad told me I was going to be a sister. And I was so excited. I’d finally have someone to play with, to share secrets with."
I watched her, my heart aching as I saw the pain in her eyes. She swallowed hard, continuing her story.