SYDNEY
We clearly heard the menacing chuckle from outside the window, which seemed to grow louder. I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end. Alpha Gray's arms tightened around me, and I knew he was on high alert to protect me and our child.
Suddenly, the shadows in the room seemed to coalesce into a figure. Elera stepped out of the darkness, her eyes gleaming with malevolence.
"Alpha," she purred, her voice dripping with venom. "I see you're still as predictable as ever. You think you can threaten me and my daughter? You think you can keep me captive and then just let me rot in the dungeon?”
Her eyes flashed with anger. I could feel the air in the room growing colder. Alpha Gray's grip on me tightened. I knew he was ready to defend me, but I wouldn't back down. I
