The Fallen Alpha’s Pregnancy
She touches the fabric, her face softening.
"This is worth more than food," she whispers.
"I don't care. Give me everything you can carry."
She loads a bag with bread, canned peaches, and a bottle of water. It feels like a king’s ransom. I grab the bag, my heart soaring with a strange, frantic triumph. I have food. I have fuel. I have a reason to go back.
But as I turn to leave, a shadow separates itself from the alley wall. A man. He’s tall, wearing a coat that looks like it’s been stitched together from a dozen different ones. He has a gun.