Chapter 53

My joy is short lived when I hear the slam of a door. I flinch and turn in the direction of the sound to see Adam and Alpha Beckett right behind him storming out of their house. "You can't do that, dad! That's taking it way too far!" Adam screeches and stops, turning his father. Completely oblivious to the fact I'm standing only a few feet away. "I can and I will!" Alpha Beckett retorts angrily, "She crossed the line. That rogue crossed the line. So one of them has to pay for it. Don't you realize that?" She crossed the line? I know who they're talking about. Liam and I. My throat suddenly feels tight and dry as I stare at the both of them. One of them has to pay. And I knew who that person was going to be. Me. "Don't do it," Adam pleads, "Tell them it's not true. Tell them you lied." "No," Alpha Beckett says, with a simple shake of his head. "Besides, everything will go according to plan. Don't