Chapter 18. Unmasking the Alpha

Astrid

It was as I slowly made my way up the stairs that I heard it, the faint, muted sound of a man’s quivering voice. And it was coming from the direction of the only part of the house I hadn’t yet explored. My heart leaped with joy but I tamped it down so as not to count my chicks yet.

Quickly, I turned around and rushed towards the dining hall, my hair billowing behind me with the speed with which I ran forward and past the living room.

The sounds of my feet hitting the ground was the only disruption in the eerily quiet house and for some reason that increased my fear.

My feet were beginning to prick from walking around barefooted over cold tiles, but I didn’t really care.

The voice grew louder as I approached the door, the sound increasing my hopes.

I rushed into the room and my heart sank as I took in the scene before me.

All the maids, the servants, the stable hands including the man and his son stood aligned before M