EMILY’S POV
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We circle the table , and I stumble over my own feet when the door busts open. For a second , only a second , I think it’s Nico , but when a maid runs in , breathless and with wide eyes , screaming , “Alpha Haiden!” I freeze , and so does he . “It’s your mother ,” she breathes out , huffing and puffing as she heaves . “What about her?” he grits out . His eyes widen an inch , and I see it . I see his humanity peeking through . The fear in his eyes makes my heart drop , but unlike him who’s stand frozen in spot , I run towards the door .
“Show me ,” I demand while grabbing the maid’s arm and she runs with me . I bust through the threshold of her open bedroom door and my heart stops as I come to a slow halt . My ears perk up as I stride over to her . I feel like a ghost as
