She stood immediately. “What happened?”
“I found her. My mother. She’s...barely alive. Tortured.” His voice broke. “They kept her in a f*****g cage, Maya.”
Maya hugged him tightly, and for a moment, he let himself break. Just a second.
Then he straightened again, pulled away, and walked to the bathroom.
Zarya appeared moments later. Maya’s jaw tensed.
“I’m here to deliver the updates to Alpha,” she said, voice sharp, almost robotic.
“He doesn’t need you right now,” Maya replied coldly.
“Excuse me?” Zarya c****d her head. “I’m the Beta. I go where he needs me.”
“You go where your thirst leads you,” Maya shot back. “But you’re not welcome in this room.”
Zarya stepped closer, eyes gleaming. “Is that so, Luna? Funny, because Logan hasn’t told me to stop once.”
Maya’s fists clenched.
