I nodded with my lips pressed together, fingers trembling as I picked up the phone, unable to meet his eyes.
The moment the call connected, before I could say a word, Alexander's voice came through—cold and suppressed with fury.
“What were you and Lucien doing just now?”
I froze. My throat tightened, and my heartbeat went wild.
“How do you know?” I asked instinctively, a trace of unease in my voice.
“You think I can't feel it?” His tone brimmed with rage and possessiveness. “You are my mate. No matter what happens between us, if there’s a fluctuation in your body—I feel it.”
My heart sank. So he had sensed the reaction Lucien triggered in my mark.
“Then you should know just how disappointed I am right now.” I spoke calmly, though my voice carried restrained fury. “Yo
