Amelia's POV

I nervously walked beside Alpha Aaron with my fingers intertwined, biting my bottom lip. I wanted to talk to him and ask why he had left my side before I woke up, but... I couldn't.

It's dumb, I know.

How could I possibly expect to have him next to me after the most passionate, most amazing first night together? I— I couldn't.

'Forget it, Amelia. He made it perfectly clear in that contract, AND verbally, that this is nothing but a contractual ...