A Y L A
My silence must have been answer enough, because the rogue’s expression shifted, lazy amusement sharpening into something darker, impatient. Without warning, he yanked me forward again.
“Alright then,” he muttered, dragging me along. “If you won’t answer, I’ll take that as choosing option two.”
Panic punched through me so hard I stumbled.
“No!” The word ripped out of me. “The Alpha!”
He stopped. Slowly. Like he wanted to savour the moment.
“What?” he asked, turning his head just enough for one eye to catch mine.
“I…I will choose the Alpha,” I forced out, breath shaking. “I choose the Alpha.”
His smirk returned, curling at the edges like smoke. There was approval in it… or maybe satisfaction… or maybe the promise of something worse. I couldn’t tell. I didn’t think I wanted t
