126: Revenge for the queen

Alpha Caden’s POV

With a commanding gesture, I motioned for the women to leave, my expression a mask of cold resolve. They hesitated for a moment, casting furtive glances at Alexander before scurrying from the room like frightened rabbits, their silken garments billowing behind them.

As the last of them disappeared through the door, leaving us alone in the dimly lit chamber, I turned my attention to Alexander, my gaze burning with fury. He stood before me, naked and unrepentant, a smirk playing at the corners of his lips.

I advanced on him slowly, each step filled with a simmering rage that threatened to boil over at any moment. Lucian prowled at my side, his eyes fixed on our quarry with a predatory intensity.

"Dear cousin," I growled, the sound low and menacing in the hushed confines of the chamber. "You have much to answer for."

But Alexander only laughed, a sound that grated on my nerves like nails on a chalkboard. He sauntered forward, his movements languid and insolent, until h