Chapter 174

Silvia " Sherman never told me that," I snarled, my words sharp enough to cut glass even as I tried to keep my voice from breaking. My hands were shaking, but I wasn't going to let Matteo see that. "I just need to get to his office. That's all." Matteo stood there like a human barricade, arms crossed over his chest, expression unmoving as stone. The elevator behind him might as well have been on another planet. "The Alpha's instructions were clear, Luna. You are not to leave this floor." His voice softened slightly. "I have my orders. I need to keep you safe." I let out a frustrated huff, running my hands through my tangled hair. "So what—you're just going to keep me prisoner in this hospital suite because Sherman said so? Fine. Then prove it. Let me hear it from him directly. Call him right now, and I'll back off." *Sherman would never leave without telling us. Something's wrong.*Keal growled inside me. Something flickered across Matteo's face—uncertainty, maybe even guilt. "Alpha She