Silas pov

Thump. Thump. Thump.

My heart pounded hard, fast as I stared at the woman before me. At her flushed face. At her shy expression. At the way she sat on my lap, avoiding my eyes as she spoke those words.

“I win… Alpha Silas.”

No one spoke. Not a single word was uttered. The shock in the room was thick, heavy. Even the ticking of the clock seemed to slow, stretching and blurring until there was nothing but silence.

Everyone was stunned by what had happened, by the ...