Xander
“Unbelievably annoying,” I muttered under my breath.
It wasn’t just what she’d said. It was the way she’d spoken about my family—about my niece—as if she had any right. I’d let too much slide already, keeping my distance and staying patient for the sake of the plan. I was done being patient.
She’d crossed a line, whether she realized it or not, and she’d have to live with the consequences. Raleigh had a way of throwing everything off balance. No matter how carefully I planned, she always managed to disrupt it. And the part I hated most was that I couldn’t even ignore her.
Ryker stood beside me, every line of his body tense. No one was more protective of Hailey than he was.
“Alpha.”
The security officer’s voice pulled both of us to the monitor.
I fixed my eyes on the screen a
