Alpha’s Temporary Companion
She hung up.
I sat stunned in the boardroom. My wolf whimpered in pain. Suddenly, I remembered the newspaper I'd pushed aside.
"I once lost myself for an Alpha who wasn't worth it. I almost died in that dark mate bond."
My hand trembled as I picked up the paper, reading the interview carefully. Phoenix, rising from the ashes… Why did that sound so familiar?
Then, a faint memory surfaced: a rainy night, Sophia curled up with me, softly telling the legend of the phoenix's rebirth. She said the most beautiful rebirths often come from total destruction...