Flower Bouquet

"Oh, do you? What if I withhold that from you? What are you going to do?" There was a challenging glint in his eyes.

This bastard!

"The Alpha wouldn't approve of it," she said through her gritted teeth.

Amusement was present in his tone while he raised one of his eyebrows and questioned, "Are you going to complain to him that I am forcefully keeping you locked up?"

If Ashlyn could, she would have given him a good beating. It felt absolutely unfair and embarrassing to her how he knew her so well. Due to many reasons involved, she couldn't tell her brother about it.

"I am the Commander," she vocalized.

He thoughtfully nodded his head and voiced out, "Right. I can't keep you back from your work, and at the same time, I will be anxious the moment you are let out from my sight. Shouldn't we reach a middle ground?"

She frowned, pretty sure she wouldn't like the idea.

"And that is?"

With that, he got up from the bed. Ashlyn sat, and her eyes followed him when he reached out for a box on th