Chapter 67

Amelia

I should not have lingered as long as I did.

But I wanted to find something that would make me valuable for Alpha Darius, that would give him a reason not to let me go, not to push me away, and not to treat me like I was another failure.

I knew what he did to failures and I did not want to be one. But of course, I failed. Because when Alpha Liam caught me, his eyes were dark with rage.

“What were you doing lingering about?” He asked, glaring at me.

“Alpha, I…”

“I asked a question and I expect an answer, and that answer is going to come fast if you want to keep your head, Amelia.” He said, stopping me before I could even voice out the words that I wanted to say. More specifically because I knew that he was well aware that I had no answer to give him. I had no excuse of being there.

“I just turned around the corner. I apologize. I did not intend to see anything that I should not have seen.” I said, looking down at my feet, avoidi