(Almira’s POV)
[The Next Day]
“Are you sure about this, Almira?”
“Yes,” I said, pursing my lips. “It was the only way. I had no other choice.”
He sets the cup of hot coffee down, leaning back in his chair. “I know they’re powerful. But you didn't have to—”
“They won’t,” I cut him off. “We did everything right. You were a big help. Thank you, Rich.”
He opens his mouth to reply, but the sound of a loud, rapid banging at the door freezes us both.
*BLAG!* *BLAG!* *BLAG!*
My heart jumps into my throat.
We don't even have to open that door to know that it’s Alpha Reginald and his men again. I know that they’d find us. They were watching me.
Rich and I glanced at each other.
He sighed as he stood, his body tense. “Stay here,” he said.
I grabbed his arm before he could walk away. “It’s
