Serena stepped out of the cool evening air into the comfortably temperate lobby of the hotel and her breath formed little clouds in the cold. Even though Nathan had ordered her to stay in the hotel room, by late afternoon she could no longer stand it and had to stretch her legs outside. The fresh air had done her an incredible amount of good. She was nervous. The meeting with the Alphas had been going on all day and she had not heard a single sign of life from Nathan.

She headed for the elevator and went up to her floor, her thoughts whirling in her head. It wouldn't be...