His rejected curvy secret
Now it belonged to Rieka.
Then I heard the whisper from two maids nearby.
“The Alpha is awake,” one said quietly. “He woke up this morning. He is still weak, but breathing on his own.”
My breath caught. Alpha Voss—my adoptive father—hadn’t died. He was recovering, slowly. A strange rush of relief hit me, mixed with something sharper. If he lived, the coronation couldn’t happen right away. Tradition required the old Alpha to step down fully, to pass the power willingly. And with him still alive, even barely, Thorn couldn’t claim the title tonight. And if he couldn’t claim the title, he couldn’t make Rieka Luna yet. The thought brought a tiny, guilty spark of hope. I hated myself for feeling i
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