Chapter 27

CLAUDIA. Instinctively, I pull up my hood over my head, burrowing myself deeper into the carriage to avoid getting seen. I close my eyes, the memories of that night creeping into my mind. “What’s happening here?” Erin asks. “I don’t remember asking our coachman to stop.” I hear Alpha Tristan’s voice, confident as ever. It’s surprising to hear not a single note of aggression in his voice, to the point that it’s almost jarring. “Well, I heard that you’re the lady servers who are employed previously by Alpha Hyperion?” Erin goes silent for a while. I open my eyes cautiously, only to see her looking at me as though to ask for permission. When I say nothing, she replies, “That would be us, yes. But I can see that you are an Alpha as well, and I have to tell you that we do not wish to be employed that way ever again. We are currently seeking some solace--” “I am perfectly aware,” Alpha Tristan interjects. “One of your remaining maids sent word. I’m Alpha Tristan from the Moonlight Grove