Alicia's POV

The moment Axel’s name reached my ears, I froze for a moment.

Hadn’t he been summoned back by the Alpha King? How is he here?

That fleeting hesitation gave Pele the opening he needed. He pounced and slammed me to the ground.

Overwhelming me with his sheer size and brute strength, he immobilized me beneath him, his weight suffocating.

“You bitch! Now that I’ve got you, you’re dead!” Pele lifted a ...