Chapter 4

The night air caressed my skin as I climbed the rusty fire escape of the abandoned warehouse in Brooklyn. This rooftop had been our secret meeting place for years, long before Alexander had entered my life. The city lights glittered below like fallen stars, a beautiful distraction from the ugliness growing in my heart.

I hadn't contacted Gabriel in months. It wasn't safe. But after discovering Alexander's betrayal, after feeling Isabella's silver poison burn through my veins, I needed someone who knew the real me. Not Luna Victoria, the gentle diplomat, but Victoria Sterling—the hidden Alpha.

"You came," Gabriel's voice…