Violet
The slender man was already bowing, low and formal, his movements sharp with panic. "I apologize," he said, addressing both me and my guard. "Please pardon my Supreme Alpha's behaviour. He meant no harm, I assure you."
The wolf beside me shifted uncomfortably, clearly not sure how to respond or even handle the situation.
The man, who I suspected was the Supreme Alpha's beta, was still talking and apologising profusely as the other wolf tried to diffuse the situation.
But I didn't wait to hear the rest.
My mind was spinning with implications I couldn't process, and questions I couldn't answer.
I turned and ran.
"Wait!" I heard the Supreme Alpha call out behind me, but I was already moving, pushing through the crowd with desperate urgency.
The crowd swallowed me whole as I plunged into the throng of bodies, not caring who I shoved past or what startled protests followed me. My heart hammered so violently I could hear it in my ears, drowning out everything else.
