Nobody argued.
The walk through the hallway somehow felt even longer after that.
Like every pair of eyes in Bloodclaw territory was burning holes straight through my back while we passed.
And by the time we finally stepped into the Alpha office, the tension following us inside felt heavy enough to choke on.
Daddy took his place behind the massive desk while Pops Derrick stayed standing beside him with his arms crossed, expression hard enough to crack concrete.
Mom paced once near the windows before turning sharply toward me.
“Tell us exactly what happened.”
And suddenly every pair of eyes in the room landed on me.
Fantastic.
I crossed my arms tightly and told them the s**t-show my life had been in the last few days.
I told them about the red eyes in the parking lot and at that Mo
