Kael's POV
My breath caught in my throat as I looked into the dark eyes of the man I called Alpha. He had a small smile on his face, but I could tell he was not pleased from the clench of his fist and the furrow in his brows.
"I asked a question, Kael," he prompted, raising a brow.
"Alpha Alberto, it's an unexpected visit you've paid us." I decided to go for playing oblivious instead. My heart was already beating rapidly within my chest. How was I supposed to help us escape him?
Every tactic I knew, he knew already. Everything I could do, he could do better. This was a lose-lose, but Sapphire did not need to know that. I made a promise to her, and I was going to keep it.
"Don't be a fool," Alberto snapped, his smile gone from his face. "I didn't come here to play games. Sapphire, let
