Alexa

My heart sank upon hearing that threat. My eyes widened, and my breath hitched as I listened to how he planned to kill the people who meant so much to me.

‘How dare he!’ Mythril growled in displeasure at my mind.

“You can’t do that, Gabriel,” I said, emphasizing his name.

I called him by his first name, without the honorific Alpha. Even if it was just a small gesture, I clung to the hope that he would see himself as my childhood friend again—rather than the cold-blooded killer disguised as the Alpha he becomes.

I narrowed my eyes at him, but he didn’t flinch. His jaw was tense,...