MAXIMUS:
I watched her leave the clinic—broken, on the verge of tears. I didn’t mean those words. I was annoyed because of her rejection earlier. Why was this getting to me?
Even though she meant nothing to me, those words were too cruel and I instantly regretted them. My wolf nagged at me to apologize, but I am the Alpha — I do not beg for forgiveness.
What I couldn’t control was following her. It was late and dangerous for an omega to be roaming free.
I stood frozen, my wolf clawing at the surface as I watched Zara pressed against Ragnar’s chest. Her small frame trembled, her face buried in his clothes, and his arms wrapped around her like she belonged there.
Mine. She’s mine.
The word pulsed in my skull. She wasn’t his. How dare he.
And yet… I was the one who had driven her to hi
