Something worse than a rejection.

~Daliah's POV~

"Yes-s I did." I said even as my heart began to beat frantically against my chest. My hands felt clammy and my chest was tight. Tears streamed down my face as I stared pointedly at the floor, unable to look up at the Alpha.

"Why?"

That question felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. It was only a few words but it felt heavy. Tight. It felt as though I was being laid bare before the world, vulnerable and lost.

I couldn't answer. I had no answers. How the hell do I explain to them that I wanted to leave because I felt unsafe here? How the fuck do I tell him that their golden angel, Jennifer, was after me and my daughter?

"I'm sorry."