ALEXANDERI didn’t expect Alina to want to hear about what happened so soon. Not after everything. But I needed answers. I needed to hear it from her lips before I could decide what kind of punishment to hand down to that mutt. And if it was left to me, death wouldn’t cut it. That would be far too generous and too easy. What I wanted for him didn’t fall anywhere close to easy.But she looked like I might be the one to hurt her. Like she wasn’t sure how I’d react. And that pissed me off more than anything.I wasn’t angry at her. I was angry with myself. Because something I had done some version of me that I had let slip through had left her believing I’d ever turn that anger on her.I took a breath, grounding myself. This wasn’t about me. It was about her. Her fear. Her safety. How she was feeling. And I had to remember that.“He didn’t do anything,” she said, her voice low and tight, her eyes fixed somewhere on the floor. I didn’t believe that. But I held back.I reminded myself again

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ALINAI cleared my throat and looked down, my thoughts tangled with everything that had happened and everything still happening.Now didn’t feel like the right time to tell him James was my mate. Not when the first thing he’d done was reject me.I remembered the jolt of hope I’d felt when I first realized it when I believed it meant I’d finally be safe and protected. That he’d shield me from the whispers, the stares, the cruelty of the pack.But he hadn’t. He’d rejected me.Whatever flicker of excitement I’d felt in that moment, I couldn’t feel it anymore.I must have taken too long to speak, because Alexander shifted beneath me with a sharp sound between a growl and a sigh. I’d forgotten I was still on his lap, and when he stood, I almost fell.But he caught me before I could hit the ground. His arms wrapped around me. For a split second, I hated how safe I felt there.Once I was balanced, he turned and started to walk away.Panic surged. I couldn’t let him leave like this. Maybe it

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ALEXANDERKillian wouldn’t just get on with it. I expected that from him.He had to be a little shit first. I’ll admit I was surprised when he said we should jump straight into it. Normally, he prefers theatrics. All that drmataic shit. It's how he made it this far. Not by being the strongest, but by being the most terrifying brand of patient.If you pissed him off, you’d never know. If you betrayed him, he’d invite you to dinner like nothing happened. Then, you’d start to feel hot. Chest tight. Your lips numb. By the time you realized he’d poisoned your drink, it would be too late. And Killian? He’d sit there and watch. Smile on his face. That same bored, lazy one he always wore. Watching your final moments like you were entertainment.His last words are always the same, at least according to his victims. “I didn’t give you life. But I can end it.”Honestly, I think hearing that as you die might just be worse than the dying part.“Before we leave—” I began, and he groaned like I’d st

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