Alpha Kayden
I watched Bella from the window as she stood exactly where I’d left her, restrained beneath the unforgiving morning sun.
She looked terrified.
I could see it in the rigid set of her shoulders.
I could smell it in the fear rolling off her.
And if I was being honest, I found that satisfying.
Bella had spent years causing problems in my kitchen. She’d developed a habit of pushing boundaries, challenging Zelda, and treating every instruction as though it were a personal insult.
Eventually, everyone learned the same lesson.
There were consequences for disobedience.
Bella was finally learning hers.
I stepped outside and approached her one last time.
Her eyes immediately found mine.
“When I decide you’ve learned your lesson, I’ll come back for you.”
She swallowed hard.
