Hazel was still thrashing on the bed and screaming, saying words and words about the courtroom.

As Alpha Alexander watched her, it took him back to that day at the courtroom. That very day Maya had screamed her heart out. He couldn't help remembering the way it all affected his woman lying on his bed.

She'd screamed at every agonizing scream of her former personal maid. She'd cried every cry. She'd hurt so much that she came to him for the first time. She'd hurt so much,she chose a physical pain as an escape from the emotional pain.

He was frowning really hard in thought. When she started sobbing, he...