Alina found Alpha Killan pacing at the palace gates. That was when she realized that she had gone for five hours and yet she was expected to come back after an hour; after all, she was the one who had lied that her doctor's office was a thirty-minute drive.

"What happened?" he asked her the moment she came out of the car. Alina sobbed and jumped into his arms, her sobs turning into loud cries. Alpha Killan looked at the driver, who came out of the car limping, and that was when he checked Alina out. Her clothes were dirty, and she was bleeding because one of her legs was...