Alexander
I leaned back in my office chair, arms crossed, my gaze fixed on Lauren. She stood in the center of the room, her posture rigid, her defiance radiating off her in waves. Her eyes, sharp and unyielding, seemed determined to cut through what little composure I had left.
Even now, with her fury aimed squarely at me, she was breathtaking. That was Lauren—beautiful even when she looked like she wanted to kill me.
I barely had time to process the whirlwind she had unleashed. My children. Our children. The betrayal of a partner I’d trusted for years. All of it, just to get my wife back, them back. And now this…
“You can’t be serious,” I said, my voice low, and controlled, though the heat under my skin was prickling. “Taking Owen away from the Pack? From me?”
Lauren’s jaw tightened
