hapter 0320

Chapter 0320

Alexander POV

I sat in my office with an untouched cup of coffee in front of me, steam curling from the mug in lazy spirals. My laptop sat open but dark, its blank screen reflecting my hollow expression. I had work to do. There was always

work to do.

But I couldn’t focus.

What I had just done was reckless. Foolish.

God, August was going to kill me when he found out.

He was the only one in my life who knew about my persona as the Ice King. I was always careful to keep that part of myself separate from my role as Alpha of the Black Rock Pack.

were ever exposed. It would devastate the pack. But

biological child of the Northern Alpha King was kept secret for a reason. If people knew the power the Northern King held over the border packs… If my truth came to light, it could ignite

a risk I was willing to take, so I did everything in my power to keep my secrets safe,

middle of the night for my meetings in the Rogue

doing all kinds of terrible things let them think I was unfaithful, manipulative, and cold. It was better than them knowing the truth.

than to risk them digging deeper.

August had worried about when Ella came into the picture. Somehow, he’d known she would get under my skin. And

she really love a

every defense I’d built

I already knew who it was.

on his face, closing the door behind him before locking it. He crossed the room

happened?” he asked at last. “I haven’t heard your voice sound so distressed in a long time. And your secretary told me you weren’t to

Ella,” I said, my voice flat. “What did

gaze flickering. “Nothing,” he finally answered. “No history of mental illness. No odd behavior. No illnesses in her family tree that would raise any red flags. I

That’s what I expected. I believed Ella’s story. I

he

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