"And why is that?" The man asked, his voice dropping into a defensive growl.
"You're marked…” Linessa replied coolly. “You have a mate and perhaps even a kid. Go home to them."
"Mate or not, I have no problem rejecting her if I gained you in return."
Linessa’s fingers tightened around the glass.
His words triggered something within her; disgust, along with memories she wished she could've forgotten.
"If you're so eager to reject your mate for a woman you don't even know just for a little power, then you're no alpha."
"What?" He surged out of his seat, the chair falling against the marble floor from the impact. "What did you just say to me?!"
"I'm sure you heard me..."
She tapped the bar top with her index finger, her face a blank mask that hid the storm of emotions underneath. "I s
