ALLEN

"You... you can't be serious. He's not dead. I saw him yesterday before..." My voice trembled.

I was finding this hard to believe. I wanted Thelma's words to be a joke or a game she planned with Dean, but her expression... Goddess, it's true!

"It's really terrible, Alpha. The guards had to drop his body at the hospital while I made my way down to the mansion to give you the heartbreaking report," she said, glancing at the damsels then back at me.

She didn't announce this out for anyone else to hear. The horrible news was meant for my ears alone.

Horrified by this, I decided to head...