The Alpha I shouldn't crave
"I didn't want this training, didn't want to leave my home, didn't want any of this, so maybe your relationship problems have nothing to do with me and everything to do with the fact that you're both miserable together."
"Sandra—" Marcus started, but I was already moving, heading for the basement door.
"Fuck this dinner, fuck all of you, I'm done," I announced, my vision blurring with tears I refused to shed in front of them.
I made it three steps before the world tilted sideways, my legs giving out without warning, and I felt myself falling.
Strong arms caught me before I hit the ground, Marcus's scent flooding my senses as he pulled me against his chest, and despite everything, despite kno