Crosses the Line Again

Nathan followed at a distance, quiet as a shadow. He kept his scent buried deep, doing everything he could to stay beneath Landon's Alpha fadar.

The moment he knew she'd seen him, he sent a text. "So.... your boyfriend is Landon?"

Tessa stared at the message on her phone, her fingers curling into a fist.

"What's wrong?" Landon's voice cut in, calm but alert. He'd picked up on her mood instantly.

"Nothing." Tessa fired back a message to Nathan. "This has nothing to do with you. Stop following me."

Nathan's response came seconds later. Just a smiley face-blood red and marked with a crescent moon.

"What is it?" Landon watched her, eyes sharp. He could tell something was off.

"It's nothing."

He didn't press. If she didn't want to talk, he'd respect that-for now.

By the time they arrived at Silvermoon Estate, another text came in.

"You wouldn't eat with me, but you'll have dinner with someone else? That hurts, Tessa. You know I don't like being ignored."

"Son of a-" Tessa hissed, barely holding it together.

her, startled. He'd never seen

took a deep breath, pushing the fury down.

packed-it was dinnertime, and the place was full. And if he and Landon crossed paths tonight, things would

gently, reading the tension in her face. She was clearly upset-there was no way things

"I said I'm fine."

Landon led her to their private dining room.

Ysabel waved her over, bright and

and took a

I don't want to eat alone. I'm in the private

Tessa went still.

stared at the message. You've got to be joking. I swear, I might actually kill

stopped in her tracks. "Sorry-I need to use the

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to come with? Ysabel stood up,

it's fine. Stay here and chat-I'll be right

just like that, she was

dining room, Nathaniel

replied, her

the

the table was filled with dishes. Every dish was something Joanna, his

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