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Chapter 18: The Alpha Who Finally Broke

Author: Valencia Robertson
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-11 03:06:22

[KAEL]

I left Melissa standing in that clearing.

Didn't look back. Didn't acknowledge the desperate way she called my name. Saen prowled just beneath my skin, silver still bleeding through my vision, every instinct screaming to rip her apart for destroying that moment with Rhiannon.

The command I'd used—the raw Alpha dominance that had torn from my throat—still echoed in my bones. I'd never lost control like that. Never let my wolf take over so completely.

Rhiannon's face haunted me. The way she'd frozen. The confusion and hurt flickering through her hazel eyes before she'd walked away anyway.

'Should have chased her,' Saen snarled. 'Should have made her understand.'

"She needed space." My voice came out harsh. "We terrified her."

'We protected what's ours.'

I stormed into the packhouse, ignoring the wolves who scattered out of my path. The fury rolling off me made even seasoned warriors press themselves against walls.

My office door slammed shut behind me. Papers scattered from the d
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