I turned my face from the window where Alpha Evon stood, his gaze still sharp on me even from that distance. A thousand emotions whirled inside me—frustration, fear, confusion—but one thing was clear: I wasn’t going to allow myself to be taken for granted. Not anymore. There was no denying the pull between us, but that didn’t mean I was going to lose myself in it, or in him.
I had enough on my plate already.
The thoughts of the locked women in the cave resurfaced, and guilt gnawed at me for forgetting them this long. Their faces, their voices, haunted me in quiet moments, but I had to tread carefully. No one had caught me yet, but after everything that had happened—especially today—Alpha Evon was bound to keep even closer tabs on me. All under the guise of keeping me safe.
Safe. In a pl
