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.

walked into the hallway, and I struggled on his back, but Ethan didn’t loosen his grip. The elevator had just ar- rived on the floor. As he stepped inside and turned around,

air felt still. Quiet but

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

Sharp and captivating.

for a second too long. I looked away, suddenly embarrassed to be seen like that. Slung over Ethan’s

stirred inside me, her instincts sharpening, the primal

way. But

of the club and down the steps to his car. He opened the back door, tossed me in,

spun. Being carried upside down and then

wet wipe from the glove compartment and began

you there?

noticed something just behind

A foil wrapper

A condom.

tucked behind

I looked away immediately and reached for the

in this

“Where do you think you’re

said, my breathing uneven. “I want

making trouble, Olivia. My patience is running

Just

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called out toward the club.

minute later, nodded, and

I stayed pressed against the farthest

house, I opened the door and got out before the

went straight to the kitchen and poured a full glass of ice water. I drank all of

then did I feel

was sitting in the living room. I didn’t

down

a while. Then he said,

I said nothing.

and making a scene like that

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

I stared at him.

looked back at me, like he expected me

that all?” I

work, you need to stop being paranoid all the time. I don’t have

“Got

stared at me. “Do you know how annoying you

I stood up slowly.

won’t be annoyed much

into pajamas, and

up about an hour later

into bed quietly. I turned my back to him and inched closer to the edge, making

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