Alexei’s POV

After leaving Novel’s room, I retreated to my own. My mind was a storm of doubt and agony, but the look in her eyes as I walked away haunted me, it was a silent scream for help I had ignored. By evening, the guilt became unbearable. I decided to go back to her, to tell her that I believed her and that the past didn’t matter.

But I was stopped by a sharp ring from my phone. It was Viktor.

“Alpha, you need to come to the office now. It’s urgent,” he said, his voice clipped.

I rushed to my car, my heart hammering. What could be urgent...