Tex’s POVThe collar lay at my feet like a coiled viper silent, gleaming, patient. It didn’t move, didn’t hiss or strike, but its presence wrapped around my throat all the same.I don't know if this was a warning or a threat or a test, I don't know what Alpha Theo was playing at or what he plans on gaining from this.Theo stood a few feet away, arms crossed over his chest. His eyes locked on me with cold precision, like a man sizing up a broken horse to see if it could be broken further. Gone was the usual smirk, the arrogant calm he wore like a second skin. Now, there was only ice flat, impassive, and chilling.Silence filled the room like thick fog, pressing in on all sides. I didn't speak or move, I won't give him that satisfaction, he would never see me break.His voice cut through the stillness like a scalpel.“I said put it on.” Calm, sharp, deliberate. Like a knife dragged across skin, slow enough to sting.I met his gaze, spine rigid despite the tremor in my limbs. My heart ha
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