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Can't Let You Go, Mate: Relationships at the Start

Alice Makes Room for Rose's Grief

Meet them in the first five chapters See the ebook edition

This opening note focuses on the first paragraphs of chapter 1. The free reading sample contains five complete chapters.

Relationships in the opening

Alice Makes Room for Rose's Grief

Rose's morning includes familiar support: her mother calls her to breakfast, and Alice waits to drive her to class. When talk of the Alpha brings back memories of her father, Alice notices and offers comfort without making the moment a spectacle. Rose later explains that she returned from overseas for her mother. These ordinary acts establish a small, functioning circle of care before the unsettling encounter in the cafe.

What do Rose and Alice do for each other that goes beyond simply sharing classes?

Read the scene in chapter 1