Page 26 of Betrayed By the Alpha Wolf

I’d spent an entire evening in peace, the pain I’d felt was utterly gone, and it was damn euphoric. The moment I’d woken up, however, the ache had set back in. It was less than before, which was honestly concerning, but it was there.

And the pain that emanated from my soul was worse.

Nothing and everything had changed. I was still exactly where I was with Grayson, but now it just ached all the more. I couldn’t deny how much I’d enjoyed last night, not just the sex but the being close to him, the feeling himwantme close.

I had been intoxicating, and I’d been so sure he was going to bite me. But of course, he didn’t. Grayson hadn’t even done that when we were seeing each other.

My body throbbed in various places. The heat had come out of nowhere, and I was still reeling from how it had wracked my body. My pussy was sore as hell from all the sex, but it was this dull, pleasant ache that belonged to me. Even more, it still felt like my hormones were all over the place, and I’d never dealt with a heat hangover this bad before.

“Ugh!”

I threw up my hands, practically jumping out of bed and heading straight to the shower. My wolf whined internally, calling out for Grayson even though that wasn’t going to happen.I just wanted to be pissed at him. It had been so much easier when I could just be angry.

But Gray had been soft when I needed him to be, and he’d made absolutely sure that I was okay with last night. The asshole had been a total gentleman, and I wanted to hate him for it.

I couldn’t.

My entire body felt like I’d been hit by a truck as I walked to the bathroom. My legs were wobbly, but I was determined to freshen up and rinse off the memories of last night. It was wishful thinking, of course. I’d always remember what had happened, but a girl could dream.

As I turned on the water and stepped under the spray, a lingering thought bubbled up to the surface. I still wasn’t sure why my heat had cropped up like that. It wasn’t time, and I’d been around Grayson before and that hadn’t happened. What was different about now?

Moreover, how is the mate bond doing anything between us when Grayson had already rejected it? Wasn’t that supposed to be impossible? I mean, hell, the guy had been very clear, and the bond had been severed.

Why had just naming me as his mate seemed to reignite it like there was still hope after being rejected?

Itseemedlike a mean trick of the universe, and I wasn’t here for it.

You need to talk to someone. Another healer.

I’d learned what I could, and I was no slouch when it came to medicine. Still, even I knew there were gaps in my knowledge because getting your hands on wolf history, including medical, was damn near impossible.

But Kaiden was Alpha now. If my brother had some pull around here, so did I, and I was going to use that to make the local healer and that scientist talk to me. They clearly had access to records that the other packs didn’t. They’d heard about the potential for a wolf-human hybrid, after all.

And if they could help Kaiden and Kit, they could help me.

As I finished up in the shower, I got dressed for the day, choosing a simple pair of black leggings from the plethora of them I’d brought with me and a long tunic shirt that would cover my ass. The deep, jewel-toned blue looked good against my skin, and I needed a bit of that right now.

Freshened up, I stepped out into the hallway. They were mostly empty, and I had a feeling that almost everyone was dealing with the next trial for Alpha. Hopefully, that would not include the medical-minded wolves I needed to talk to.

It took me a minute to find someone who knew enough to direct me to their lab since the people lingering about appeared to be from the Williams Pack.

Approaching the door, I knocked lightly on the thick wood, intrigued by the fact that the old Alpha had made this place into a veritable military bunker.

After a moment, the door opened, and Forrest, the healer, greeted me with a slight nod and a smile.

“Hello, is there something I can help you with?”

I nodded. “Yes, actually. Is Willow here?”

I stepped inside, and sure enough, the woman was across the room, standing over a table and peering into a microscope.

“Oh, great. You’re both here. I need some help with something.”

Both Forrest and Willow regarded me, and Forrest cocked his head, clearing his throat as he folded his arms over his chest.

“Okay,” he dragged out, “we’re fine with helping. But you kind of barged in here. We are working on other stuff, you know.”

Rolling my eyes, I met his stare as I mirrored his arm cross. “Look, I’m Kaiden’s sister, so you’d be doing a solid for your Alpha if you helped me.”

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