Chapter 25

Zevara’s POV

Slowly, I blinked my eyes open, adjusting myself to the light filtering in through the window blinds. My head is throbbing so much it feels like it’s going to split apart. My stomach growled with hunger, and my throat? Dry as hell.

I was disoriented for a while, and no matter how much I tried to recollect the previous day’s events, I couldn’t. The only thing I remembered was entering the clubhouse where the fresher’s welcome party was taking place.

What the hell happened?

And how did I get back to my room?

My mind trailed off… and the memories came rushing back—cold and oppressive: the way I had fucked myself crazy inside that layover. Jaxon and his guys attempting to molest me. Alpha Magnus arriving…

Fuck. My hands flew to my face as if I could erase that haunting scene from my memory. I was shivering again. My eyes burned with tears.

I forced them back because I knew the deed was already done. I pushed myself up from th