The car fell silent for a few heartbeats after I muttered my words. "I know." Then a low, commanding voice rumbled from the front, smooth and dangerous like a wolf's growl.
I froze. My eyes widened, and instinctively I glanced into the rearview mirror. His gaze met mine—dark, endless, predatory. It felt like staring into a shadowed forest where the Alpha rules. "Why are you here, Elliot?" I breathed, my voice laced with confusion and something deeper I couldn't name.
He let out a scoff, sharp and amused. Did I think he was just some driver? My head spun as my senses caught every subtle shift in his aura. Felicia had sent me here, but now it made no sense—only an Alpha would move like this, silently asserting control.
"What are you doing here? Why did you pick me up?" My voice slurred slightly, the alcohol clouding my thoughts, my body heavy from the tipsy haze.
