Alpha Enzo's POV I leaned back in my chair, staring at the mountain of papers in front of me, though truth be told, not a single word was registering. My thoughts kept circling back to the library. To Lisa. To her smug little grin when the head librarian announced she had beaten me—me, Alpha Enzo—with a single point. Just a single point. I could still hear Kael laughing, still see Lisa bouncing like she’d just won some grand war. And then the worst part—Kael and Lisa hugging, ganging up against me like I was the villain in some silly story. I rubbed my temples and groaned. “Unbelievable.” “You’re still brooding?” I lifted my head slowly to see Atlas leaning against the doorway, arms crossed, amusement practically dripping off him. He had that look—like a cat who had cornered a mouse

