Chapter 24: Pride and Power
(Scarlett's POV)
I regretted reopening our mate bond almost immediately. Steven’s cold dominance pulsed sharply through the connection like an unyielding frost, invading my thoughts. It wasn’t comforting. It was suffocating.
“Do you have to brood so loudly?” I muttered under my breath, knowing full well he could hear me through our bond.
His only response was a subtle increase in the weight of his presence, like an Alpha responding to a challenge.
Typical.
I rolled my eyes and focused on something that wouldn’t make my blood boil—Jenna. She was a safer distraction, so I activated my crystal communication link. Jenna’s face popped up immediately, her usual bright energy slightly dulled as if she knew why I was calling.
“You missed morning training a
