The mate bond ignited like a spark to dry tinder, flooding my veins with liquid fire. Heat pooled low in my belly, my omega instincts surging despite the hatred boiling in my chest.
Elias's grip on my throat should have terrified me, but instead, it sent traitorous shivers racing down my spine. My body responded without permission, slick gathering between my thighs, my n*****s hardening under the thin fabric of my uniform.
I despised him for this power, for reducing me to base urges, but the bond didn't care about my rage. It purred, demanding submission to my alpha.
His golden eyes darkened further, nostrils flaring as he scented my arousal. A smirk curved his cruel mouth, slow and predatory, like a wolf spotting wounded prey.
"There she is," he murmured, voice a velvet rumb
