Chapter Nine

CHAPTER NINE

Once the Alpha signs off and my dress is finished, I am taken back to my cell. I am relieved to find Ajax is still there.

"How was it?" he asks.

"Dreadful," I say, sitting down on the edge of the cot, my hands folded in my lap.

"I'm not surprised," he says. "Brian is the worst."

"Brian?" I ask.

"The Alpha," Ajax clarifies. "His name is Brian."

"Oh," I say. "I hate him already."

"Me too," he says.

For a moment, there is a silence between us. I wonder what he is thinking.

"But you're still going to go through with the wedding?" he asks, finally.

"I have to," I say. "I don't have a choice."

Again, there is silence. I find myself wondering about Ajax and Brian-- wondering if Ajax being down here has anything to do with his hatred of the alpha.

I decide to ask. After all, he asked me about how I got here. It seems only fair for me to be allowed to ask too.

"Is Brian why you're down here?" I ask.

"Yes," he says.