Ava's POV
"Alpha Liam!" I yelled, my voice cracking as he issued the command to imprison Steve. My heart thrashed wildly, a toxic brew of disbelief and rage churning inside me like venom.
“You heard what I said, damn it!" he snarled, whirling on his heel and marching toward his ostentatious throne, his boots resounding against the stone floor. His fair hair caught the torchlight, gleaming, and for a split second, I flashed back to running my fingers through it, back when he wasn't such a spineless bastard.
“You can't be serious about this, Liam!" I bellowed, advancing on him, my hands clenched so tight my nails bit into my palms. "You're really going through with this against him?"
"Hey, Ava, easy now," Steve called out gently, as a pair of sentries approached, their chains clinking li
