A Dorm With My Alpha Mate
My warrior.
When the session ended, she was breathing heavily, a sheen of sweat on her brow. But she was standing tall. The other cadets looked at her with a new respect. The story was being rewritten before their eyes. Arden was not a victim. Arden was Kai Thorn’s chosen protégé.
As we walked back toward the dormitory, the tension of the day began to ease from her shoulders. The mask was working.
“You see,” I said quietly. “They believe what we show them.”