Chapter 166

Sarah's POV Alexander's eyes found mine across the distance, and for a heartbeat, something flickered in their depths—something raw and unnameable. Then his expression shuttered, his mouth twisting into a dismissive line. "I don't know her," he said flatly, loud enough for me to hear. Those three words sliced through me like claws. The woman studied me for a moment, clearly confused. But she remained silent. She understood her place in Alexander's world. Today she might be on his arm, tomorrow replaced with someone else. She wouldn't risk challenging an Alpha like Alexander Blackwood over something so trivial. I watched, frozen in place, as Alexander guided the woman to the passenger side of his Bentley. He opened the door for her with practiced ease, his movements as elegant and controlled as I remembered. Without another glance in my direction, he slid into the driver's seat, and the powerful engine roared to life. The Bentley pulled away, leaving me standing there with my daughter i