"What did you say?"
Despite the pressure Gavin exuded, I refused to back down, repeating my question, "Don't you find it strange? How could an experienced Alpha die alone in a restricted zone?"
The room's temperature seemed to plummet as Gavin's face darkened.
His anger and pain, emotions he had likely buried for years, surfaced all at once. His voice was low and gravelly as he demanded, "What do you know, woman?"
"Shut up!" he then shouted, his voice strained and husky.
Before I could explain, he pounced on me, pinning me down on the bed. His hand shot out like lightning, wrapping around my throat with crushing force. I gasped, struggling to breathe as his immense strength threatened to suffocate me.
"Don't," I rasped, my breathing labored as I fought to remain conscious while looki
