Chapter 51: Falling For The Rogue

Everything else goes by in a blur. I end up sleeping alone in the penthouse that night and the next morning, I'm on the private jet alone with Drusila. Aiden and Zeke seem to have other scores to settle in Los Angeles.

I can't stop thinking about last night. We crossed a boundary we shouldn't have crossed, and I have a bad feeling about it. They are literally all I can think about. His kisses, which are supposed to be—which are bad for me.

Drusila breaks through my thoughts on our drive home. "Are you okay?"

I stare blankly at her for a moment. I want to nod when the words roll out of their own volition. "What really happened to Scarlett Burns?"

She doesn't expect my question, but I need to know the truth. Trusting blindly has helped no one, including me. Drusila hesitates and I don't know if I should take that as something bad. I think it's bad. I swear it is.

"Marelyn." She sighs. "It's not my place to tell you what happened. Let's respect the Alpha's grief."

Grief? I scof