Even with distance between us, Lucien’s presence filled the entire Jeep like a storm waiting to break.
As we sped through the forest, I buckled my seatbelt and curled into myself, wishing I could disappear. The weight of his dominance pressed down on me, heavy and suffocating. Most alphas barely affected me… but Lucien was different.
Something deep inside me wanted to surrender.
Was this how weaker wolves always felt around powerful leaders? If so, I didn’t know how they endured it. A wild urge to throw myself out of the moving Jeep just to escape him flickered through my mind.
All three of them were completely different.
Lucien was the kind of alpha I grew up fearing—the type who ruled through intimidation and expected obedience without question.
Luca was another kind I had seen bef
