Gibs

nto the g

m at the end of the hall. The first thing I did was find the instruction manual for

ot by the sun, but by the sound

was a low growl, laced with disbelief a

. Open the door. Now. It was his Alpha com

e sound of his heavy footsteps retreating down the hall. He believed that a da

ife of Alexa Slater, the wolfless Luna, but Dr. Alexa Gibson, lead architect of Project Prometheus. The screen filled with complex algorithms and lin

ncentration. The caller ID read 'Elza Slater'. Kal

as a sheet of ice. "There is a family dinne

, Elza," I said, my o

berately pointed. "We are welcoming her as the new consulting expert for the pack's i

r woman, and I was expected to attend and play th

Elza, but as I said, I'm not w

brating with indignation. "Not feeling well? Alexa, th

d simply. A

er the screen, then

The wood around the lock splintered as Kaleb kicked it clean off its

p in my work. I calmly closed the laptop, slid my

ipped the headphones from my n

ared, his voice bouncing off the walls. "Disresp

ut flinching. "I told your m

k I can't tell when you're lying? What is this,

looked him straight in the eye. "Kaleb, you should ask yourself

ossed his face. He wasn't used to being cha

ist like a manacle. His grip was bruising. "I don't

"Do you really want to drag a hostile Luna to a party for your mistress?" I asked, my

He stared at me, truly seeing me for the first time in days. And he didn't recognize the woman lookin

wrist as if it

regain control. "Stay here and be pathetic. B

he room, slamming the broken d

rks on my wrist. I didn't feel pa

ion about the Luna. And then I felt the smooth, practiced texture of Kaleb's lie: "Alexa is a bit under the weather. She sends her apologies." It was followed by a wave of saccharine, false concern from Cynthia. "Oh, I hope she's al

eyes. I ha