Page 45 of Broken Harmony
“That and for using her Alpha command on you. It’s illegal to use an Alpha command, or an Alpha bark on an unwilling party, unless it’s an emergency with no other solution.”
My eyes drop, shame taking over me. I knew this. I knew she wasn’t supposed to be doing what she was doing. But I was helpless, weak, and couldn’t do anything about it.
“Ally...” He grips my chin, forcing me to look at him. “Has she done this before?”
My head wants to nod, to tell him everything, but it’s like there’s this wall, keeping me from moving forward.
I say nothing, praying he can read the answer in my eyes.
He doesn’t need to; he knows me well by now. “Fuck!” he growls. “Fucking hell. Damn it!” He jumps to his feet and starts pacing. “I’m going to kill her. I’ve never liked that bitch. She always gave me bad vibes. She’s going down for this. No fucking way am I going to let her get away with this.”
“Liam, it’s okay,” I try to reassure him, even if I’m not exactly sure why. It’s second nature at this point. Because it’s a lie. I’m good at telling lies by now. How sad is that?
“Okay?” He swings his wild gaze towards me. “Nothing about this is okay, Ally. She should have never abused her power.Ever.”
I know, I want to say. I know. I know. I know!
Licking my lips, I look away, my eyes sore and heavy. I just want to go back to sleep.
There’s a knock on the door that gets our attention. A police officer steps in a moment later. “Hi, I’m Officer Wilkins. I need to take your statement. Would it be better to do so here or down at the station?”
I want to stay here, but as tired as I am, I can’t behere. “Station.”
Twenty minutes later, we’re at the local police station. My uncle Chase just so happens to be in town on business, so whenLiam called him, letting him know what happened, he said he’d be there as fast as he could.
“The guys?” I look at Liam as we get out of the car and head inside.
“They’re on their way.”
Shame hits me, followed by panic as I think about how they’re going to react to all this.
Will they hate me, knowing half the things we’ve done in our career aren’t because I wanted to, but because I was forced to?
Would they think I’m weak for not trying to fight back?
Hurt that I didn’t think to confide in them?
Will they believe me when I tell them I literally couldn’t do anything?
Once we’re inside, I immediately regret coming down here. I can hardly keep my damn eyes open. I’m hot, sweaty, my skin itches, and all I want to do is cry and sleep. I’m a mess.
“Maybe we should do this another time,” Liam suggests, looking down at me.
We’re in an interrogation room, a detective sitting on the other side of a large metal table. I feel like I’m the one in trouble here.
“No.” I shake my head. “I want this to be over with.” I look up at him with broken eyes. “I just want all of this to be over.”
The agony shining back at me in his eyes kills me.
I give the officer all the details I can on what happened earlier today, and Liam does the same.
When we’re done, it’s time for the part I’ve been dreading.
“Has Julia done this before?” he asks. I blink at him, unable to answer that question. Even though inside my head I’m screaming yes.
His brows furrow. “Has she ever used her Alpha bark or an Alpha command on you prior to today?”
Again, I just stare at him.
