Pixie’s POV The alpha returned alongside the full moon. The gates opened exactly the same time the maids’ bells rang, retiring them for the day. As they each went to their rooms, Alpha Kaden’s car drove in. His silhouette was as intimidating as the first time I saw him and dared to touch his balls. I felt the sides of my lips tighten as I watched him emerge from his car in the faint glow of the packhouse light near his car. His shoulders were stiff, and his movements sharp and more calculating than the other times, betraying the anger that I was yet to see on his face. I had been pacing outside, waiting. Hoping. For what? I didn’t know. Maybe for him to notice me, to say something kind, to act like the man I foolishly adored. Instead, he walked right past me, his jaw clenched tight

