The Alpha in My Dream
The phrase hung heavily in the air between us, colder than the winter pine scent expanding through the car.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked, a sudden dread scratching at the back of my mind.
Rosemary looked down at her raw, red hands, tucking them beneath the blanket as if she were ashamed of them. "In the dream, I could pretend. I could stand tall, I could pout, and I could tell you stories. But reality is different. In reality, I am just a twenty-year-old orphan with a broken wolf that can't even shift properly. I am a floor-scrubber with stains on my apron and dirt under my nails. I am not a Luna. I am not... what a King deserves."