"How?"
Michelle's question hung in the air for a good minute before Alpha Rodriguez dismissed everyone as the meeting was over.
When everyone cleared the hall, Rodriguez turned to his mate, now a traitor in his eyes, and said, "I will test you! When, where, how, or with what, you'll not know. It could be today, tomorrow, or any day or night, you won't know. If you pass, I swear by everything I have, I will put everything behind us, and we will move forward. Fail, and I will kill you!"
The way Rodriguez stated his answer made Michelle flinch. The dark, no-emotional expression on his face was just as cold. He was gone before she had time to process what he meant.
Michelle sat on the chair for an additional hour, crying, thinking, and then crying again. When she finally got up, she felt her knees buckle, and she almost fell, but someone caught her just in time.
"Easy there," Arya's voice came through.
Michelle steadied herself and stood up straight. "Thanks," she mumbled.
