Ava smirked at me with her hands on her hips. She looked at me like she knew exactly what was going on in her mind. Her smirk blossomed into a full-fledged smile and she hugged Steven, keeping me waiting which made me mad. "I asked a question, Ava," I said to her trying to stop my feet from tapping on the ground. She stopped. Looked at me and shrugged. "And I choose to ignore it. If you have a problem with it, please leave." I bit my lips hard and glared at her. From my peripherals, I could see Stephen trying to hold her lips together to prevent her from saying more words. But the damage was done already. I was madder than I intended to be. "Yes. I do have a problem with it. You can't disrespect your Alpha. And if I have to force it out from you, then I will," I told her and she la

