The Alpha's Hidden Debts
He turned to look at me fully then, his whole body shifting, the drill forgotten behind him.
"What do you mean?"
I opened my mouth to explain. I wanted to tell him about the lockdown, about Gideon, about the strange certainty that kept arriving in my chest like a knock on a door I had not opened yet.
Then my nose started to bleed.
It came fast, sharp, a sting behind my eyes and then warmth sliding over my lip before I even understood what was happening. I brought the back of my hand up fast, pressing hard against my nose, my heart suddenly pounding hard enough that I could feel it in my throat.
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