Chapter Hundred-ten

Anita’s POV

As I lay there on the bed, still reeling from everything that had happened, my mind couldn’t stop spinning. Alpha Orion’s words, Luna Nora’s cruelty, Darius’ fiancée—everything swirled together like a storm in my head. I felt like I was drowning in it all, sinking deeper and deeper. The physical pain was nothing compared to the emotional chaos boiling inside me.

When Alpha Orion carried me to my quarters, I thought for a moment that things were changing—that maybe he saw something in me, something worth more than the way I had been treated. But then, just as quickly as he came to my rescue, he was gone. And I was alone again.

I reached out and grabbed his hand just before he could leave. It wasn’t even a conscious decision; I just didn’t want to be left there, vulnerable and broken, with no one to hold onto. He turned back, confusion etched on his face.

“What is it?” he asked gently, his voice still holding that strange mix of concern and frustration.

Tears slid down m