** Sierra’s POV ** “I need you,” Thorne’s voice floats into my mind through the mind-link. I grin. I knew he wouldn’t last more than a few hours without calling on me. How could he not… the guys obsessed with me. “Sorry, Alpha. I’ve just had such a tough day; being humiliated like that has really taken it out of me. I’m not in the mood tonight,” I lie. “Sierra, I’m your Alpha, and if I tell you to come, then you come!” he growls. “But how will I get there? My car is still at the villa, and if I shift and run, I’ll be stopped by your patrols,” I say as I stand from the bed in his mother’s manor house. He’s silent as I pick through the lingerie that Thorne had sent over for me. I pick out his favourite… red lace. “Take Aria’s car. No one will question her car arriving; they’ll assume