Lyra
The Alpha’s face stayed locked in pure shock, eyes stretched wide like he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. My words just floated there between us, sharp and heavy, and I watched his mind racing to catch up with the truth I’d thrown at him.
Rage bubbled right under my skin, ready to spill out any second. I balled my hands into tight fists, forcing myself to hold it together. No way was I giving him the pleasure of watching me break.
“You’re seriously saying you had no clue?” I hissed, keeping my voice low and steady. “You’re telling me you didn’t know your own pack was torturing me all that time?”
His eyes flicked side to side, like he was hunting for some way out. “I… I swear, Lyra, I didn’t know. If I had—”
A bitter laugh ripped out of me, cutting him short. “Don’t even bot
