Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 49

The smug look on Ethan’s face cracked. “You’re actually going to

charge me?”

Alexander smiled. “You said you could pay”

Gai coughed into his sleeve to hide a laugh. I didn’t bother hiding

mine.

Ethan growled something low under his breath but signed the

clearance document when it was handed to him. His pride was

officially dragged across the tarmac.

Watching it from the side? Therapeutic.

Once we boarded and I was settled into the corner seat with a

blanket over my legs, I pulled out my phone. The lighting was

perfect–the sun catching the top of Ethan’s head in the

background as he brooded near the cabin window. I tilted the

camera just enough to catch his silhouette.

I posted it on Instagram with a caption:

“Trying to enjoy my post–trauma vacation… but some people just won’t take a hint. Anyone know how to remove emotional

parasites? Asking for a friend. #NotSoEx #StillObsessed

#DramaFreePlease”

It wasn’t subtle. But it wasn’t meant to be. Chole was definitely

going to see it.

Let her stew in it.

Olivia’s POV

quiet on the surface–but

storm waiting to

turned into the world’s most irritating

blanket? This one’s softer,”

out like we were on our

“I’m fine.”

The melon’s sweet.” He held a fork toward my

was incapable of feeding myself. I

“No.”

eaten anything

fine,” I whispered, voice firm but

seats across

scene.

a saint. “Come on, Liv. Just

get sick

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persistence wore me down. I

to shut him up. My jaw was clenched tight with every

chewed.

my eye, I caught

be subtle about it. His brows were slightly furrowed, arms crossed, and phone idle on his lap. But when he noticed I had caught him, he quickly looked away, flicking at the blank phone screen like it had just buzzed. I wasn’t

flight was a blur. My body was still sore from the injury, and my mind was

landed, the evening sky

the airport, I turned to Alexander and said lightly, “Alpha, you can go ahead. I’ll be fine. My friend, Ava said she’d pick

eyes flickered. He

comment.

he was the doting husband of the year. “Careful, bump ahead,” he said like he hadn’t said worse bumps to me in our

when

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Chole.

the exit. Pale. Thin.

wrist like a pity ticket.

ghost than a

and took

walk away. I just want to

octaves. “Get

Don’t embarrass yourself!”

don’t want to break up your marriage,” she

just want us to stay

something to me.”