Three Alpha brothers and their pet
My stomach dropped.
“Oh, you,” he breathed.
“Yeah, it’s me,” I nodded hard. “I’m here.”
An uncomfortable, palpable silence stretched between us, thick and painful. So hard that I couldn’t resist tapping my foot slightly, incessantly against the floor.
“Listen, I’m sorry,” I broke the ice, unable to hold it anymore. “I lost it. I never meant any—”
He raised a hand. “Don’t.” His hand fell back to the bed.