Say My Name, Alpha
Scouts froze mid-step, waiting for orders, knowing instinctively that Zade and Xander’s presence meant no hasty action—only calculated response.
The first figure emerged fully from the tree line—a scout from Ironclad, masked and armored, weapon drawn, testing distance. Zade’s muscles coiled, not to strike, but to observe, to measure.
Xander’s eyes met his, and the tension between them wasn’t just professional anymore. It was primal, raw. Both understood the danger of misstep—not only from Ironclad, but from the magnetism that had been growing stronger since that night in the archives when lines blurred between fear and desire.