Chapter 54: Expecting?
(Victoria's POV)
I gasped as the air along my private den shifted.
The rippling energy lacing the space cracked and recoiled as Alexander's Alpha power surged in, ripping past my wards like they were nothing. My breath hitched, and I stumbled, clutching the fabric of my robes. The rogue’s scent—still faintly clinging to me—practically screamed for exposure.
No. This couldn’t happen. Not yet. I needed time to cleanse it. Time to cover my tracks.
“Alpha,” I said in the softest, most desperate tone I could muster. My voice trembled with helplessness. “I—I wasn’t expecting…”
“Expecting?” His voice dripped with ice.
I turned slowly to face him, my heart pounding against my ribcage like it was trying to escape. The moment our eyes met, my pulse froze.
His g
