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

I'll kill him." Harper's wolf started to

a man but also a shifter, she became furious and rolled up her sleeves, her claws coming out and hair starting to pop out of her

"Harper,

paused. "Who

opened her mouth to speak, then

it clicked

reconciled with

after seeing Griffon, Taya's

not him. I... I was with another

shocked. She wouldn't have expected Taya to be with someone

her that something was off with Taya's 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 wolf couldn't scent out a change in Taya's pheromones, Harper didn't have a choice

he? Is he a good

you hiding something from

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 by calling her best friend a liar, Harper didn't really have any other choice but to let it go and let Taya decide when she

I decide to marry him, I'll bring him

This didn't seem right...