Chapter 49

Chapter 49.

Nelly’s POV.

We walked down the hallway, our laughter dying down as we grew further and further from Aisha’s

room.

“That was close,” Aisha said, her voice still shaking slightly. “Too close.”

“Honestly,” I replied, wiping the sweat from my brow.

ThWe finally reached Aisha’s room and closed the door behind us.

“Any progress?” Aisha asked, her eyes full of hope.

“No,” I said, my voice heavy with disappointment: “I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay,” Aisha said, giving me a reassuring smile. “We’ll figure this out.”

I sank onto the bed, staring up at the ceiling. I absently twisted a strand of around my finger, trying to make sense of what had just happened.

my

hair

“Maybe we should try to get hold of her diary,” I said, my voice quiet.

“Why didn’t you grab it when you had the chance?” Aisha asked, sitting next to me on the bed.

“It was locked,” I explained, my frustration evident. “I was about to look for the key, but before I could even touch it, she burst into the room.”

“I have an idea,” I said, turning to Aisha.

“What is it?” she asked, eager to hear my plan.

“Well, I was thinking,” I began, “you could help me ask Harry. He’s been here with them for a long time, so he must know something about what’s going on.”

Aisha hesitated, a look of doubt crossing her face. “I don’t know, Nelly. We’re not exactly on the best terms right now.”

I frowned, confused. “Why not?”

had a bit of a falling out,” she said, her

at night any

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our only

Finally, she let

do it your way. We’ll put our differences aside and figure this out. I’m here for you, regardless

from my shoulders as relief washed

up and straightened my dress. “Let’s go,” I

of uncertainty

place,” I replied, my voice

asked, chewing her lip

time to waste,” I said, my eyes

seemed to consider this for a moment, then stood up

a deep breath and knocked on the door. There was a long pause, then the door swung

face lighting up at the sight of me. But then his gaze landed. on

he said, stepping aside to

entered the room, I noticed Alpha Kex sitting on the sofa, his brow furrowed with worry. When he saw me, his eyes narrowed, and his face darkened with anger.

demanded, his voice low and menacing.

Aisha cut me off.

fight I had with Harry,” she

nerves.

room went silent, the tension thick and suffocating. Alpha Kex stood

and my heart pounded in my chest. Why was Alpha Kex angry with me? The last time we spoke, we were

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hostility, it was difficult to

walked out of the room, but it was

is he so angry?” I asked, my voice

expression pained. “It’s a personal issue. He’ll come around,” he said, but I

about me?” I

gaze. “It has to do with his late beta, Emily, and

said, curious to know what is it about.

beta hit me like a punch to the

does his parents live in

“I wasn’t born here, so I don’t know much about him.”

the one person I thought could give me answers was just as clueless as I was left me feeling cold and empty. How was I supposed to find out about Emily and the late beta

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