The room is silent for a long moment and I’m shocked when it’s Jesse’s voice that breaks it.
“Whaaat the fuckkk,” Jesse groans, turning in a tight circle and covering his face with his hands before dragging them down over his features and turning to glare at me, just as Rafe is.
The room explodes again into noise, everyone shouting at once, except for Jackson, who just stares at me, wary.
“Stop, stop!” I shout, putting my hands out again as tears slip from my eyes, my voice shaking. “Everyone shut up!”
To my surprise, all of the Alphas comply, going still and letting me speak.
I turn my head to look at Luca for a long moment, taking in every devastated line of his face, the shock and the heartbreak, all of which pulses down our bond as well, threatening to take me out at the knees.
