**Alpha Ace’s Chamber**

Ace turned his back on her, shoulders tense.

“You should go, Sabrina,” he said quietly.

“Alpha!” Sabrina’s voice cracked. She stepped forward, eyes glistening. “Tell me—or I swear I’ll kill myself right here!”

Ace exhaled through his nose. “What do you want?”

“You.” She swallowed hard. “Nothing else. Just you. Only you.”

He stayed silent.

“I know you might be tired,” she continued, voice softening, “but don’t worry—you don’t have to do anything.”

She closed the distance. Her fingers brushed his cheek, light as a feather, then slid to the back of his neck. She rose on her toes and kissed him—slow, deliberate, tasting like desperation and...