"Good. We leave tomorrow morning. Prepare yourself."
Alpha Evon patted my hair as though I were a pet, his touch making my skin crawl. I forced myself to remain still, to not react. Finally, he left the room, the door clicking shut behind him.
The moment he was gone, I dropped the composed facade I had maintained. I let out a deep breath, my hands clutching my chest as I tried to steady my frantic heartbeat.
I had to think. This place wasn’t safe for me, but escaping wasn’t going to be easy. First, I needed to find a way to contact Lia. I had to talk to her about what I’d heard in the cave and figure out what to do about the pregnancy scan Alpha Evon was taking me to.
I stood up from the bed and began pacing back and forth, biting my nails. My mind was racing with thoughts of escape an
