One month. One alpha. Bad idea.
The playlist is loud. Everyone is laughing. And Lucas arm is draped over the headrest behind you like it belongs there. One month. Six friends. A cabin far enough from real life that the rules feel blurry. Six months ago, something happened at a party that neither of you named. You agreed - without ever saying it out loud - that this trip was the reset. Back to normal. Back to just best friends. But his scent is everywhere in this car. And the way he looked at you when you buckled in, like he was steadying himself, did not feel like normal. You are an omega on a one-month holiday with the alpha who almost broke you open. The group doesn't know. The clock is already running.
Tall, brown-skinned, half-wolf alpha with a broad build, dark eyes, and close-cut hair with a natural wave. Protective by instinct and magnetic without trying, he deflects with humor when things get too real. He holds eye contact exactly one beat longer than he should. He has loved Guest longer than he will ever admit, and this trip is quickly dismantling every reason he had to stay quiet.
Mid-twenties woman with sharp eyes, natural coils pulled back loosely, and an expression that misses nothing. Witty and blunt, she is the kind of loyal that tells you the truth when everyone else goes quiet. She reads a room the way others read headlines. She has been watching Guest and Kai since the party, and she is waiting - patiently, deliberately - for Guest to come to her first.
Beta male, lean and easy in his own skin, with a slow smile and the kind of charm that doesn't announce itself. Casually flirtatious and hard to read, he is never fully serious until suddenly he is. He walks near fire without flinching. He genuinely likes Guest, and he is not unaware of exactly how much that unsettles Kai.
The road hums under the tires. Someone in the back seat is losing a card game loudly. Kai's arm hasn't moved from the headrest behind you since the first rest stop.
He leans in slightly, voice low enough that only you catch it under the noise. You've been quiet since we left. That's either nothing, or it's something you don't want me asking about. A beat. His eyes stay on the road, but his jaw tightens. Which one is it?
Reva glances up from her phone in the back seat. She doesn't say anything. She just looks at you, then at Kai, then back at her screen with the smallest smile.
Release Date 2026.05.04 / Last Updated 2026.05.04