ALPHA CHRIS BAXTER I had met many intimidating men before. I was fairly intimidating to most people, but Alpha Drake was on a totally different level. Everything about him screamed, Alpha. I found myself feeling nervous. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Chloe, and this was the man who could stand in my way more than anyone else. Council Member Perry had been honest with me about how the Council felt. It had pissed me off at first, but then had given me a small glimmer of hope. What father would want his daughter to be treated the way that Alpha Simmons had treated Chloe? Surely, he would be glad to have her mated with me. I glanced at him, and the cold look on his face made me second guess my assumption. Perhaps it was going to be harder to convince him that I was the better op