THE SLAVE WHO REJECTED THE ALPHA
I said, folding my hands in front of me, “I have a beta I trust to rule Atheon.”
Romeo did not smile. Not at first. “Your beta has been getting slapped around by humans,” he said flatly.
For a heartbeat, the words hung between us.
Then the tension cracked.
Laughter burst out of me, sharp and sudden, echoing off the high walls of the Cúpula. Romeo joined in a second later, the sound rough, almost disbelieving. For a moment, the weight lifted, just enough to breathe.
“The fucking audacity of her,” I said between laughs, shaking my head. “Truly.”
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