50 - Brief

I sink back down on my bed. I can hear voices downstairs and close my eyes. I flick on the radio once more, drowning them out. Just hearing Ryan is enough to raise my hackles, and hearing Kylar is all kinds of painful for so many different reasons. So here I am, back in my bedroom with the radio on, trying to escape my own life again. Why did I come back?

The voices stop and a while later there’s a knock at the door.

‘Come in,’ I stare as Sasha pushes the door open.

‘Hi,’ she lifts her hand in a wave and I really want to dislike her. She’s incredibly beautiful, tall and has a smile that lights up the room. There’s a confidence that she carries and I stare at her, wishing that for my medical degree and life experience, I could be more mature in this moment.

‘Hi,’ I reply and push up onto my feet.’

‘The Alpha and Ryan left a little while ago,’ she’s searching my expression.

‘Oh,’ I nod. Relieved. Hopefully Ryan won’t come back with any more nastiness. He’s such a prick.

‘They’