Chapter 138:
THE ALPHA'S WRATH
The battlefield was silent.
The last of the rogues had disappeared into the darkness, their bodies littering the forest floor. Blood soaked the earth, the metallic scent thick in the air.
But none of it mattered.
Not the retreat.
Not the bodies.
Not the fact that we had survived.
Because Ethan was looking at me.
And his expression?
It sent a shiver down my spine.
He didn’t speak.
Didn’t move.
But his eyes those sharp, blue eyes burned with something undeniable.
Rage.
Possession.
And something far more dangerous.
He knew what I had done.
He felt it through the bond the moment I ran after the rogue leader alone, the second I left his side.
And now?
Now, I was going to face the consequences.
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