The Five Alphas And Me
Every heartbeat became loud.
The five males stood in a loose circle like predators pretending they weren’t ready to lunge. Cristof folded his arms first, leaning his shoulder lazily against a tree, though his eyes were anything but lazy. Geri stood opposite him, tense and already glaring as if just waiting for Cristof to breathe wrong. Cole looked calm, too calm, hands in his pockets while he measured each of them like a chessboard. Radolf and Cloud stood slightly apart, exchanging uncertain glances.
It was Radolf who broke the silence. “We need to talk,” he said, voice steady but low. “All of us.”