Alex's pov: Jade kept challenging me and pushing all my buttons ever since I decided to have a word with her. I had just wanted to know why she was avoiding me but her answer made me see red. It took me several seconds, and a lot of willpower, to let her go back out there without marking her as mine for all to see. I wanted her to bear my mark, to bear my pups too, but it sure seemed like a far away dream at the moment. And then, when I went to get her from her room, I saw red a second time. Her shorts were the definition of outrageous. Her tanned legs on display didn’t help me keep a clear mind. Admittedly, her scent alone drove me crazy at times, especially since it was often laced with the smell of her arousal. I had to fight back every instinct that told me to just throw her on h

