~Lyra~

“Why are you so mean to me?” I sobbed, my voice cracking like a freaking earthquake was about to erupt from my throat.

I smacked his bare chest with my open palm..more than once. Not enough to hurt him, because obviously that man is built like a statue carved by horny gods—but enough to let him know I was deeply offended, betrayed, and emotionally spiraling into an Alpha-induced meltdown.

“You don’t even care about me! You just care about your stupid legacy and ...