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I was scared.

I was really scared.

Yesterday, before Lilith sent that note, I had locked myself in my study just to escape Seraphina’s rant. She had screamed that I hadn’t taken her side against Lilith, that I would drive her to break the bond and lose the child in her womb because I didn’t love her enough.

I had sat there with my hands covering my face, my body slouched, weighed down by exhaustion from Seraphina, guilt over Lilith, and anxiety about the Alphas.

I was on the brink of completely breaking down as I tried to pull myself together, my mind spiraling through endless thoughts about...