chapter 32: You Were Mine
(Grace's POV)
The silence between Alexander and me stretched taut like a rope about to snap.
His commanding presence filled the small den, his golden-red eyes locked onto me with an intensity that made my spine tingle. My hand rested on the smooth edge of the low table as I kept my voice firm.
“Alpha,” I said pointedly, making sure the title sounded infuriatingly formal.
His sharp eyes narrowed immediately. “Grace,” he replied, his tone laced with a warning growl. His wolf stirred beneath his voice, dominating the air between us. “I told you before. Don’t call me that in private.”
I bristled, meeting his gaze with as much defiance as I could muster. “That’s what you are to me now, isn’t it?” I tilted my chin up. “An Alpha. A title. Nothing more.”
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