Bella’s thoughts were shattered by the sound of a sharp knock on her father’s office door. Panic shot through her, and she pressed herself tightly against the wall, her heart hammering in her chest. She strained to hear the conversation, hoping to make sense of what was happening. The next voice that joined the room sent a fresh wave of dread crashing over her.
Alpha Brad.
His sleazy tone was unmistakable, and Bella’s skin crawled just hearing it. She hated the way he had looked at her during dinner, like she was an object to be owned, how he cornered her on the previous evening, and now, hearing him there, alone with her father, made the bile rise in her throat.
Beta Jonathan and Gamma Jim’s voices grew softer as they left the room, leaving her father alone with Brad. The moment the do
