Echoes of Betrayal on the Bridge

Julian Mercer had been Alpha Rhys Knight's Beta for four years, witnessing his friend's transformation from broken mate to ruthless Alpha. Yet nothing had prepared him for the murderous rage emanating from Rhys now.

I gripped the dashboard as Rhys ended his call, his hand bleeding where he'd crushed his phone, glass shards embedded in his palm.

"Alpha, your hand—"

Before I could finish, Rhys hurled the mangled device against the windshield, leaving a spiderweb crack in the glass.

"She's been lying to me all along," he snarled, jamming the key into the ignition.

The car roared to life, tires screeching against pavement as Rhys floored the accelerator. We shot forward at a terrifying speed, weaving through traffic with reckless abandon. Horns blared around us as he narrowly missed a delivery truck, then cut across three lanes without signaling.

"Rhys!" I shouted as we nearly clipped a sedan. "Slow down!"