Chase’s P.O.V I stood pinned against the stall door, my back aching from the impact, my breath coming in short and unsteady, ragged gasps. Alex’s blood-red eyes looked into mine, his words “I am your last resort, and you’d better get that thought out of your head that I’ll follow my father’s orders blindly” ringing in my ears, jingling like a bell... My mind reeled so fast with so many thoughts, struggling to process what he meant. He was part of the Marshall Coven, wasn’t he? Landon’s son, bound by his rules. So why was he talking like he was above it all? Why was he talking like he did not give a f**k about his damn rules? I swallowed hard, my hands still gripping his wrists, though it was pointless against his strength. “What do you mean?” I asked, my voice shaky, barely holding t

