“We can’t start without the true Alpha’s presence.”
The room stirred. Snickers. The slap of disobedience burned through her chest. Diva’s jaw clenched, her wolf snarling beneath her skin.
Then the double doors creaked open again. Heavy footsteps. The sound of boots echoing off marble.
Zach.
He walked in like he owned the place...broad shoulders, predator calm, that arrogant smirk that had once made her heart flutter now made her want to claw his face off. The elders’ lips curled into satisfied smiles. “Oh… he’s here,” one murmured, smug as hell.
Diva’s fingers twitched. She mind-linked him instantly, her voice slicing into his head like glass.
“So you want to fight me now, Zach?”
He didn’t even blink. He just blocked her link...cold, deliberate...and said out loud, “If you have anyt
