The moment the massive doors of the Council room fell closed behind me, my body betrayed me and my legs gave out.
I had already noticed the growing weakness in my body that was growing up like a gnarly root but I had chosen to ignore it all while facing the members of the Council and humiliating Darek.
But now, the pain was starting to feel endless.
At first, I had thought it was just the nerves. After all, I was in a room full of Alphas, pretending to be confident, pretending my hands weren't trembling as I kissed someone else in front of Darek.
But now, I could barely walk as I clawed at the stone wall, trying to stay upright, hoping for the pain to lessen.
I had no idea what was happening to me. One minute I was rejecting Darek with my head held high and the next, my knees were almost touching the floor as I doubled over with my hands clutching the fabric over my chest as the white hot pain left me gasping for air.
