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.

on?" Landon glanced at her, startled. He'd never seen her lose her

took a deep breath, pushing the

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

the tension in her

"I said I'm fine."

didn't believe her-but he let it go. Landon led her to their private dining room. Nathaniel, Ysabel, and a few

Ysabel waved her over, bright and warm

and

eat alone. I'm in the private room next door. Come

Tessa went still.

at the message. You've got to be joking. I swear, I

stopped in her tracks. "Sorry-I need to

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to come with? Ysabel stood up,

fine. Stay here and

just like that, she

room, Nathaniel frowned.

idea," Ysabel replied,

stepped into the private room next

filled with dishes. Every dish

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