Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Alexander’s POV

I pushed Jess’s arms off me with little effort.

“What happened?” I muttered inwardly. My wolf’s voice came

low and clipped:“Someone’s behind you.”

I turned instinctively, but the deck was empty.

Jess, slightly tipsy and not hiding it well, clung to me again. Her

fingers curled around my wrist like a lifeline. “Alex, don’t be like

this. We were-”

I didn’t let her finish. My hand locked around her elbow–not

roughly, but with firm warning–and I stepped back.

“If you ever try that again,” I said, voice cool as steel, “I’ll throw

you overboard.”

She blinked, stunned. “No. You wouldn’t.”

“Don’t try me.”

She wavered, mascara smudged just enough to ruin her poise.

“It’s not my fault Rowan adores me! You broke up with me over

that?”

Chapter 31

I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose. She still didn’t get it.

“It’s not about Rowan. Or you. It’s about the fact that you can’t take no for an answer. Greed doesn’t suit anyone, Jess. I’ve told you–repeatedly–that relationships aren’t a contract. They’re

not forced.”

Her lips trembled, and for a second, I wondered if she’d collapse

into more tears or stage another outburst.

Neither option interested me.

“You need help,” I added quietly. “A therapist, maybe. Since the day I rejected you, something in you’s twisted. This isn’t love,

Jess. It’s obsession.“.

I turned and left her on the deck.

the card room, the air was lighter,

and whiskey–tinged laughter. My

table–and there

Olivia.

upright, a

presence was composed, but there was a tension

eyes.

raised his brows. “Alpha, you’ve

three rounds like

stride, walking straight to

from her seat. “I’ll go check on

said softly.

“No,” I said. “Stay”

mildly confused but nodded. Gai

more room

across from her, just as Alpha Black opened

drunk, and

laughed. “Smart,

to boot. Where’d you find her,

a transfer

men at the

I didn’t.

locked eyes with him, and offered a

said coolly, “You

this once. Choose your words more

around

didn’t waver. I didn’t need to

was enough.

Charter at

something,

anything to Olivia

me. Briefly. But her eyes

didn’t respond. Not outwardly. But I saw it. And

enough.

game went on for another twenty minutes

winning hand and let out a low whistle.

gathered and conversation drifted to

with her signature saccharine

out the syllables, “do you

I’d love to

didn’t look at her. “Gai has

“Oh, perfect,” she beamed.

at me and nodded the slightest bit. I

say it. He knew.

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