CIARA'S POV 

I stood frozen in the kitchen, my heart pounding in my chest as I waited for Alpha Bestian to approach. I could hear the sound of his footsteps, heavy and deliberate, and I knew that he was coming towards me.

I breathed in, trying to steel myself for what was to come. I had hurt him, and I knew that he might not forgive me easily. But I was willing to try, willing to do whatever it took to make things right between us.

As Alpha Bestian entered the kitchen, I felt my anxiety spike. He looked at me with a mixture of pain and anger in his...