Author's pov
Alpha Xavier's jaw was so tight, it could've cracked a granite countertop.
Tension practically radiated off him like a walking storm of testosterone.
An hour ago, someone had sent him a lovely little gift: a full-color photo spread of his mother cozying up to the boy toy she'd been secretly dating.
He'd gone to all that trouble using Alpha Sebastian to get rid of Cici - only to end up with an even more chaos-wielding woman in their lives.
Karma was truly a b***h with impeccable timing.
Cici had wanted freedom that the White family couldn't provide, so she'd sold her secrets to Maggie Locke.
One mistake had snowballed into this mess - like a tick you couldn't shake off once it latched onto you.
Alpha Xavier took a seat across from Maggie, his face cold as winter in the
