Chapter 34: Strip tease

NYX'S POV.

As I was lost in my thoughts, the sound of the maid's voice snapped me back to reality.

"The alpha instructed me to help you get dressed for the feast."

"What feast?" I frowned, annoyance bubbling in my stomach. "I'm not going for the feast."

Her eyes widened as she started panicking. "You don't understand, the alpha himself gave the direct orders. You don't want to refu-"

"I can and I will," I snapped. "Infact, I already have. Tell him that I won't be attending his stupid feast."

The maid opened her mouth to reply but whatever she was going to say got stuck in her throat because the alpha was upon us.

"I believe, Nyx, that you can say that to my face."

Against my better judgement, I swallowed and flinched, his eyes tracking my movement like a storm cloud.

As Atlas walks in, a wave of coldness rushes through me. His presence alone commands attention and his mere aura exudes power and dominance. The room, once filled with life and energy, now feels suffocating and dense as