My Alpha Said Get Out—So I Did

For as long as Liora can remember, Alpha Silas Calder’s most frequent words to her have been “get out,” and she always told herself it was just his nature. The night before their long-awaited bonding ceremony, she overhears the tender lullaby he secretly recorded for his assistant, Tessa, a softness she’s never once heard directed at her. When she tries to confront him, he silences her the same cold way he always has, then turns warm and patient the moment Tessa calls. Liora packs her suitcase in silence, finally understanding that the man she’s loved her whole life has endless gentleness in him, just never any reserved for her.