Chapter 161

Alexander's POV I hadn't expected her to follow me. The sight of Sarah rushing across the parking lot, calling my name with such desperation. But instead of relief, all I felt was a surge of fury. My mind flashed back to the way she had been with Nate just moments ago, the casual closeness, the quiet intimacy. Was she trying to play both of us? "Alexander!I—" When she finally reached me, breathless and disheveled from the chase, my anger boiled over. I grabbed her by the shoulders, backing her against the cold metal of my SUV, my body pressing hers into place. "Alexander!" she gasped, her eyes widening with shock, the delicate skin around them reddening as tears threatened to spill. "Enough," I growled, my voice dropping to that dangerous register that made lesser wolves submit instantly. "This pathetic display ends now." I watched her face pale, her pulse fluttering visibly at her throat like a trapped butterfly. My wolf howled in agony at causing her, but the man in me was beyond rea