Ali’s POV
Gasping, I bolt upright in bed, clutching the blanket close to my chest, feeling suddenly wide awake.
I don’t know exactly what it was that caused me to jerk awake, but I do know that something is definitely wrong.
“Ali? What is it?”
Alpha Ralph is by the bed, frowning at me, his arms inside of a shirt he is holding out in front of him, as if I caught him in the middle of putting it on.
“What are you doing? Are you going somewhere?”
I throw the blanket off and scoot across the bed on my knees to be closer to him, noticing that he has on shorts and flip flops too.
“Where are you going?”
Alpha Ralph hesitates, then pulls his shirt over his head and down to cover his rippling abs before answering, looking solemn.
“I have to deal with something.”
A feeling of panic starts t
