Author's pov Alpha Sebastian was furious, his voice tight with barely contained anger. "Where exactly are you walking right now ? " He asked again, each word clipped and sharp. "The hotel garden, maybe ? " Tang froze, his face twisting in panic. His fingers tightened around the steering wheel, knuckles white, as if gripping it could somehow keep him safe. He turned to Cecilia, eyes wide and pleading for rescue. Her stomach dropped. A cold wave of dread spread through her chest. She'd deliberately kept her family's trip to Colorado Springs a secret from Alpha Sebastian, but now her careful plan was unraveling right in front of her. She could almost feel his anger humming through the phone—a low, electric threat just waiting to explode. Cecilia rubbed her forehead,

