When the Alpha Howls
Proof of a man who had stood outside my house in the dark and left me something warm with a note that said, in his own strange language, I was here, and I didn’t ask anything for it.
I sighed, set my tea down, and unscrewed the lid. The smell rose up immediately. Rich and dark and far too intense. I made a face on instinct. Then, because exhaustion makes fools of us all, I poured a little into a mug and took the smallest sip imaginable.
It was terrible. Bitter as heartbreak. Sharp as bark. A drink designed by people who hated joy. I coughed, sputtered, and reached blindly for my tea like I’d been poisoned.
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