ISABEL POV

Seated before Alpha Xavier, I listened in disbelief as he recited a litany of names, each one a dagger to my heart. With chilling detail, he described his encounters with these females, sparing no explicit detail of the pleasures they had shared, the sensations they had experienced, and the sounds they had made in his embrace. It was as if he reveled in recounting his conquests, relishing in the power he held over these women, and oblivious to the pain he inflicted upon me.

"This is an insult, Xavier, and you know it," I managed to choke out, my voice betraying the hurt and indignation raging within me....