The Alpha's Sentence
Like my presence has already irritated him.
The moment we lock eyes, something in him shifts. Something like recognition, followed quickly by confusion, then disgust. As if my existence is something he’s offended by.
I try to open my mouth to say something. Anything. But every time I breathe, his scent embeds itself deeper, and something inside of me is trying to claw its way up to answer.
His expression hardens. Not anger, though that would be kinder. No, this is something sharper. Disgust, naked and immediate.