Goodbye My Alpha (Taya and Griffon)

"Taya, what's this..."

I looked to the side, into the mirror in the foyer.

Shit. I hadn't noticed that my neck was full of hickeys.

I quickly covered them with muy hand and lowered my head awkwardly.

"I..."

"Did Beta Starke force himself on you?"

***

She remembered how Beta Starke had looked at Taya as if he were looking at prey.

Yesterday, Harper had wanted to talk to Taya about what happened, about her worries regarding the Beta, but she was busy with the mating ceremony and caring for Damian's pack. She got sidetracked every time she thought about it.

Now that she saw Taya like this, especially after not being able to get ahold of her, she was even more suspicious that Beta Starke had done something to her best friend

wolf started to rise to the surface, her protective instincts for her sister making her start to

just because they were a man but also a shifter, she became furious and rolled up her sleeves, her claws coming out and hair

Taya stopped her. "Harper, it's not Beta

paused. "Who

then shut it, furrowing

clicked

reconciled with

seeing Griffon, Taya's skin was bruised

I... I was with another

little shocked. She wouldn't have expected Taya

demeanor. She examined her best friend, trying to figure out what she was missing, but when Taya's expression didn't change and Harper's

asked nervously, "Who is he? Is he a good

you hiding something from me?"

been feeling like something was wrong with Taya for a few weeks now, and it made her uneasy. Taya kept telling her everything was fine, and Harper couldn't get anything out of her, so unless she was prepared to start a fight

"Don't worry. If I decide to

This didn't seem right...