Chapter 207

Alpha Gideon’s Pov

I sat silently while I ate my food. Maeve was beside me, her presence quiet yet steady, as the only sound in the dining room came from the clinking of my fork against the porcelain plate.

Every scrape echoed louder than it should have, filling the emptiness around us. I focused on the food in front of me, though I barely tasted it. My mind was elsewhere, weighed down by the fati