BITTERSWEET PART 1: GHOST AND GIANNA

Gianna

Wait, I don’t understand! I could feel Divan’s emotions through his mark after he claimed me and just before he left, but all this time while he’s been away I felt nothing. It’s part of the reason I’ve felt so empty because there was no emotion coming from him.

So what is this look Levi is giving me?

I let go of Demi’s arm and run towards the SUV, but Levi holds out his hand and shakes his head. “We need to see the Alpha first; you two should head back to the complex until—”

“No, I’m staying here!” I exclaim and try to step around him, but he blocks my path. “Levi, please, I need to see him!”

Doesn’t he understand what I’m going through right now?! I haven’t seen Divan in weeks and now something might be terribly wrong and he’s trying to keep it from me! I try to push past, but he blocks me again, then he grabs my upper arm and shakes his head, but I shove him back. Or rather, I try to.

“Gianna,” Alpha Nikolaos’ voice stops me dead, and a chill runs up my spine. Levi lets