Say My Name, Alpha
As I lay in my bunk that night, I traced the faint line of my heartbeat beneath the skin, remembering every touch, every brush, every whispered word from him.
He was my enemy, my protector, my temptation, and my torment.
And for the first time, I realized that no matter how carefully I played the game, no matter how perfectly I disguised myself, surviving Ironclad Academy wasn’t just about hiding who I was.
It was about surviving Xander Vale.
And the thought of losing that control — losing him — made my pulse race in a way that terrified and thrilled me at once.