Chapter 3

Olivia’s POV

I smelled it. I turned around, and there he was.

Alpha Ethan.

I glanced at him, then looked past him to the low velvet sofa behind. Chole Windsor sat there, legs crossed, glass in

hand.

Her smile was gone. The way she stared at me her eyes flashing with the territorial aggression of a she-wolf ready to defend her claim – made it clear she would’ve ripped my throat out if she could get away with it.

That’s when it clicked.

This wasn’t some coincidence. They were here together. Chole, Ethan, and their usual circle – people I once thought of as allies. This was their private little gathering. From the way they talked earlier, it clearly wasn’t their first. They didn’t even care to hide their relationship. Maybe they never had.

Ethan walked toward me.

Behind him, the group scrambled back to life. One of them stepped forward quickly. “Olivia, we were just messing around-none of it was serious. We were just talking nonsense.”

Another added, “Really sorry. We didn’t mean anything by it.”

I didn’t respond.

Ethan reached for my wrist.

“Let’s go,” he said, already trying to pull me out of the room.

I didn’t fight.

Instead, I grabbed my drink and threw it in his face, a clear challenge in the presence of his pack.

The room fell into complete silence again. Someone gasped. I could hear the ice clink against his cheek as the liquid ran down his jawline.

I smiled faintly, “Please, Alpha, continue enjoying yourself with your beloved. I won’t interrupt again.”

Then I lowered my head, tried to pull my hand back from his.

His grip only tightened.

His face had gone dark. Without another word, he bent down, grabbed me, and threw me over his shoulder like a

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sack.

I kicked instinctively. “Ethan-put me down!”

He didn’t respond.

on the floor. As he stepped inside and turned around, my upside-down view caught a pair of polished black leather shoes. Then black suit pants, long legs, and pale hands each finger slender, the joints sharp and

felt still. Quiet but

as I looked up and met a pair of deep, steady

Sharp and captivating.

second too long. I looked away, suddenly embarrassed

the primal awareness of another strong wolf nearby spark- ing her

felt that way. But I didn’t like it. It

of the club and down the steps to his car. He opened the

head spun. Being carried upside down and

wipe from the glove

“Why were you there? You came to

his cheek, I noticed something just behind the

A foil wrapper

A condom.

neatly tucked behind the tissue

my stomach turn. I

not staying in this car,” I

roughly. “Where do you

said, my breathing uneven. “I want

Olivia. My patience is running

answer. Just sat

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Ethan called out toward the

a minute later, nodded, and got into the front

was silent. I stayed pressed against the farthest side of

opened the door and got out

to the kitchen and poured a full glass

then did I feel

back out, Ethan was sitting in the living room. I didn’t ask

down across from

a while. Then he said,

I said nothing.

scene like that

going. “You looked ridiculous. Screaming, throwing drinks.

I stared at him.

me, like he expected

all?” I

to stop being paranoid all

“Got

me. “Do you know how annoying you

I stood up slowly.

be

went upstairs, changed into pajamas, and got

about an hour later and found me

to him and inched closer to the edge, making sure our

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