Shyla’s P.O.V.

“It’s not like that!”

It was impossible to hide the embarrassment of being caught when an invisible traitor had exposed my lie. I couldn’t pinpoint the presence of that third person in my room, hiding somewhere.

Maddox’s Alpha tone resounded in my ears as he slid closer, looking straight into my eyes.

“What else are you concealing from me?”

His pitch-black pools of hypnotism were tugging my heart, as if peeking into the deepest secrets of my soul. I felt a tingling sensation coursing through my veins as something stirred in my chest.

For a moment, I couldn’t recognize my own voice in response.

“Nothing much!

Just the...