Author Alpha Xavier’s jaw was so tight, it could’ve cracked a granite countertop. Tension practically radiated off him like he was a walking testosterone thundercloud. An hour ago, someone had sent him a lovely little gift: a full-color photo spread of his mother cozying up to the boy toy she’d been secretly dating. He’d gone to all that trouble using Alpha Sebastian to get rid of Cici—only to end up with an even more chaos-wielding woman in their lives. Karma was truly a b***h with impeccable timing. Cici had wanted freedom that the White family couldn't provide, so she'd sold her secrets to Maggie Locke. One mistake had snowballed into this mess—like a tick you couldn't shake off once it latched onto you. Alpha Xavier took a seat across from Maggie, his face col

