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from h

order. No one, ever, spoke to me like that. I was the Alpha. T

ace, that I use my absolute Alpha command to force her to submit to the bond. But the dull, throbbing ac

began t

"I didn't mean to cause trouble between you two. I'm just a bur

. I reacted on pure, protective instinc

Ciara, trying to regain my dominance. "She is my guest.

y level, completely unaffected by my an

yes like winter ice, "we need to discuss the terms of my departure. I

nd dollars,"

ysical slap across my face. It wasn't a demand for her

," she clarified, her tone mocking, treating me like a bad debt. "Three thousand

. My pride, my very essence as an almighty Alpha, roared in violent protest. I would have pr

th a rage I couldn't contain, completely ignoring the stinging, bleeding pa

ising with a spark of lethal heat. "A convenient cage you can throw me

adly accuracy. I stood there, my

led dramatically. She swayed heavily on her feet, one hand flying to her ch

factured panic. "My chest... I can't breathe..

my own phone buz

he screen read: 'P

escalating into a hysterical sob. "Oh, Go

ing. The daycare director's voice w

eva, my voice tight. "He hit his head

amatic sobs. "Darius, please," she begged, clinging to my arm like

ed at

o muster a low, commanding tone to mask my retreat. "I am abso

round Geneva's trembling shoulders and practically fled

Ford

I watched them sc

rs to our master bedroom. I pulled my small, worn suitcase from the top of the clo