Scarlett's POV
I set the phone back on its base and stared at it for a long, quiet minute. My hands were shaking.
I could still hear Liam's deep, angry roar ringing in my ears. I could still hear Leonard's broken cries. Even through the speaker, their Alpha power had made the air in my small office feel heavy. But they were on the other side of the world now. They couldn't reach through the phone line and drag me back into their dark, dangerous world.
For five years, I had been running. But I was tired of running. I was tired of using fake names. If they wanted to find me, let them try. China was huge, and I was not that helpless little girl under the oak tree anymore.
"Everything okay, Scar?"
A soft, smooth voice broke the silence, pulling me out of my thoughts.
