Chapter 26: Embrace
(Alexander's POV)
The moment I stepped into the grand hallway of my family's mansion, Victoria was waiting like a wolf ready to pounce. Her piercing green eyes, so much like mine, gleamed with mischief. She leaned casually against the bannister, arms crossed, her entire posture screaming amusement.
"Well, well. Look who finally got over a decade of brooding and made a move," she teased, her voice loud in my mind through the pack link.
I let out a low growl, my wolf Logan stirring at the mocking tone. I didn’t need this—especially not today. But it was impossible to keep anything from Victoria. She always saw deeper than I wanted her to.
"And not just any move," she continued, her grin widening as she straightened. "A hasty mating, no less. After all these year
