The Alpha I shouldn't crave
His laugh was cold, and he pulled out his phone, swiping through it with deliberate slowness before turning the screen toward me.
My blood turned to ice water.
Security footage from the alley, grainy but clear enough, time-stamped at 11:47 PM, showing two figures pressed against brick, my face visible in profile as his hand disappeared under my skirt.
"What the fuck is that?" Mom moved forward, squinting at the screen, and Marcus angled it away smoothly.
"Just some footage from the bar's back area showing Sandra leaving around midnight, I wanted to make sure we had her timeline straight," he said, his tone reasonable, helpful even, while his eyes promised me exactly what would happen if I di