The Alpha I shouldn't crave
"I've been working nonstop for weeks, I'm allowed to have limitations."
"limitations get people killed," Marcus shot back, stepping closer, and I could smell coffee and something sharper underneath, like he hadn't slept either. "Your father had limitations and look where that got him."
The room went silent, even Damon freezing at the cruelty of bringing up my father's death.
I stared at Marcus, searching for any trace of the man who'd held me gently, who'd kissed me like I mattered, but found only this harsh stranger determined to break me.
"Fuck you," I said quietly, setting down my tools. "I'm done for today."