Maria's POVI couldn’t sleep. Every creak of the floorboards, every whisper of wind against the windows sent my heart racing. I expected Alpha Felix to burst through the door at any moment, his face twisted in rage, ready to end me. Or worse, send his guards to drag me back to his chambers. I had apologized for breaking his nose, not that he seemed inclined to listen. Even though he deserved it, part of me regretted the impulsive punch. It had felt good at the moment, but now, the consequences loomed over me like a dark storm cloud. “You need to calm down,” Sophie said softly from the corner of the cramped room we shared. She was folding laundry, her hands steady and precise despite the late hour. “If Alpha Felix wanted to kill you, he would’ve done it already. Probably before you even left the lakeside.” Her calmness irritated me, though I knew she meant well. “How can you be so sure?” I snapped, pacing back and forth. “He was furious. I saw it in his eyes. You needed to see th
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