Chloe struggled to breathe, the panic rising in her chest. She didn't know what to do, how to make Alpha Dominic believe her. "I...I'm not lying," she managed to gasp out, her voice barely audible.
Alpha Dominic's grip on her throat tightened, and she felt like she was suffocating. She tried to pry his fingers away, but he was too strong.
"Please..." she rasped, her vision beginning to blur.
Alpha Dominic's face twisted with raw anger, his voice reverberating through the room. "Tell me why you dare to do that? Was it because you found out we are mates?" he bellowed.
Defiance flashed in her eyes as she squared her shoulders, refusing to back down. "I said I didn't do it, you have to believe me on this!" Her words pierced through the air, her own voice reaching a crescendo, and in that
