26

Alana's POV

Sniffing back my tears and wiping the rest with the back of my hands, I struggled back on my feet and faced Alpha Klaus who stood there with a bored expression and acting as though he hasn’t just requested for someone to be killed.

“One month. I need month to get it done” I demanded. Thirty days might not be enough but it would enable me find a way to rescue my children without killing anyone.

“Three weeks, that’s all you have until your time is up! Now go!” He barked, a cruel smile curling the corner of his lip.

I turned and hurried away, before running after Alex to apologize to him but he was already gone. I searched for him in the house, called out his name but he was nowhere to be found.

He left me.

Fresh tears stink my eyes at the emptiness in my life, his absence and that of my kids made my heart ache terribly. The house that used to be so warm and bubbly with joy and laughter was suddenly so small and suffocating.

I wonder if Alex would ever forgive me, or look at