Beta Before An Alpha
“It’s not safe.”
I swallowed hard, feeling my heart pound in my chest. “Are you… Carlos?”
He studied me, his eyes narrowing slightly as if he was trying to figure me out.
“Yeah, that’s me. And you are?”
“Casey,” I replied, “I’m… I’m Evvie’s friend.”
“Ah,” he said, a small, bitter smile tugging at the corner of his lips. “The human.”
I bristled at the way he said it, like it was something lesser, something weak.