Chapter 52

The man doesn't let me go. Instead, he glares at Alpha Xavier.

"This has nothing to do with you. Turn around and go back to your house," he says.

"You are trespassing in my territory and putting your hands on someone who belongs to my pack," Alpha Xavier says through gritted teeth.

"She doesn't belong here. I was sent to take her back home, so back off," the man says.

I swallow hard, my heart pounding in my chest as I become the center of this clash between two dominant forces.

Alpha Xavier looks at me this time. "And you? Do you want to go with him?"

"No! He is trying to force me to go back. I don't want to go back there," I say, tears streaming down my face.

"You heard her, asshole. She doesn't want to go with you," Alpha Xavier growls.

The man's face darkens. "That is none of your business," he says, his voice turning cold. He takes a step forward and the two men lock gazes. I can feel the tension in the air, thick and suffocating. It's almost as if time has stopped, and all that's