The Alpha's Forbidden Omega
The ballroom, the pull, running with Briar, the stairwell, Aida finding us, Miriam's hands go very still at that part, though she doesn't say anything, the study, Bron, the kiss I don't tell her about in detail but she seems to understand anyway from how I stumble over that part of the story, and then Adrien, and the words I said, and the way something tore when I said them.
When I finish, she's quiet for a long moment; long enough that Briar shifts uncomfortably on the stool beside me.
"Miriam. What is it? You're scaring me."
"I need to check something." Miriam's voice has gone strange, tight in a way I don't recognize. She reaches for the collar of my shirt, pulls it gently to one side, ex