Anna was a nervous mess descending the stairs, her stomach in knots. She will be dining all alone with the Alpha. The more she thought about it, her breathing turned erratic, gloved hands gripping tightly at her gown. Sophie managed to pick out one of the latest items she shopped in the afternoon with Sapphire.
At the edge of the stairs, she found Ellis, as if he was waiting for her. The Alpha was so facilely dominating that even a whiff of his scent could trigger all the emotions she was trying to keep under the wraps. Somehow Anna tried to ease her nerves by teasing him, and finally, Ellis escorted her to the dining room.
When he pulled the chair out for her, the omega almost wanted to collapse, breathing into his spicy, musky vanilla scent. She gripped the edges of the table as soon a
