An Alpha's Request

Valerie’s POV

“Annelise? Is that you?”

Hearing his voice, my heart leapt up into my throat. “Darius?”

“It’s me,” he said. “Why are you at Dr. Lowell’s office?”

“I’m Dr. Lowell’s apprentice now,” I said excitedly, eager to share the news with him, though I didn’t really understand why. We didn’t really mean anything to one another, but I couldn’t deny my heart wanted the chance to make him proud.

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