-Cecilia- He was doing it deliberately. He just wanted to see what would push me over the edge. I knew alphas. They were always several steps ahead, probing for weaknesses in their opponents. It wasn’t much different now. Lucian couldn’t resist it. He wanted to delve into every aspect of me, and not just because we were mates. Alphas had an inherent need to conquer, and he wanted to conquer me. But I wasn’t going to be easily won over. I felt like tearing my hair out. He should never have come, and now he was moving in, and I was being relocated too, all to be closer to him. I knew I couldn’t go against Lara. She wanted me safe too. And now Lucian’s sinister twin brother had set his sights on me. Couldn’t Lucian see how much better off we’d be if we weren’t tied to each other? “You wa