Chapter 33

Jess was walking just fine.

No staggering, no tripping, no leaning on walls for support. Her

back was straight. Her heels clicked with confidence. She even

glanced at her reflection in a glass panel and fixed a stray hair.

She wasn’t drunk. Not even a little.

She’d been pretending the entire time.

As soon as we entered the room, Jess said she wanted to take a

shower.

I glanced at her warily. “You’ve been drinking,” I said, keeping

my tone polite. “Showering might not be a good idea right now.

Let me get you some honey water instead.”

She didn’t even look at me. “I’m fine.”

She turned toward the bathroom like I hadn’t said anything at


all.

I stepped forward, blocking her path. “Seriously. I can’t answer

to Alpha Alexander if something happens to you. Please don’t

be difficult.”‘

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That made her stop. Her eyes darkened and then went glassy,

reddening again like she might cry.

But this time, I wasn’t buying it.

I gently guided her toward the couch instead. “Sit. Just rest a bit, alright?”

She did, wordlessly.

some warm honey water. As soon as I hung up, my phone buzzed again. I glanced at the screen. Only two

and Gai. This

then answered.


“Come to

No explanation. No greeting.

Just an order.

be there in a moment,” I

Jess. She was curled up on

world had betrayed her.

You rest. Your honey

here soon.”

reply. She just looked up at

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her place in line for something she believed was

mouth to say something, but stopped. Anything I added would only make it worse.

the door.


later, I tapped

was dark, the lights

soft amber glow.

near the window,

His posture

a slouch or

look at me when

“I’m hungry.”

I blinked. “Sorry?”

didn’t change.

a wild second, my brain short–circuited.

kind of hungry? I

at his back, completely unsure how


added, flatly, “To eat!””

Right.

clearing my

can call

He shrugged. “Anything.”

off the top of my head–grilled chicken, seafood pasta, mushroom soup, whatever I could

it to the housekeeper

I hung up, Alexander finally

stopping a few

used to handle all

No warmth. No thanks. Just a casual

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