Chapter 12 Alpha And Omega

• The silence in their private study stretched between them like a chasm, heavy with unspoken words and mounting tension. Alpha Aurelius stood by the massive stone fireplace; his broad shoulders rigid as he stared into the dying flames. Luna Lexi paced behind him; her footsteps muffled by the Persian rug that had been a wedding gift twenty-two years ago.
• "You cannot be serious about this, Aurelius," Lexi whispered, her voice barely audible yet carrying the weight of desperation. "Please tell me you're not actually considering meeting with that... that girl."
• Aurelius turned slowly, his steel-gray eyes finding his mate's face in the flickering firelight. Even after more than two decades of marriage, Lexi's beauty still took his breath away. Tonight, however, her delicate features were marred by fear and something else he couldn't quite identify.