Chapter 9 : I refuse

*Charlotte*

“I refuse.”

It was these simple words from Alexander’s mouth that set everything off like a spark in a cart full of dynamite. Alpha Finnley’s command hung in the air like dark clouds before it was about to rain and the tense silence that followed Alexander’s refusal was utterly chilling.

“I am still the Alpha of this pack, Alexander,” Alpha Finnley rose to his feet, standing to his full height with an intimidating look at his son. “You will obey my orders.”

I pinned myself back to the couch, not wanting to see what would happen, but unable to look away.

“I will not betray my fated mate by marrying someone like… her,” he sneered at me and the look he sent me was full of pure unadulterated loathing.

For the first time since I’d met him, I could almost read his thoughts on his face, willing me to burst into flames and disappear from his sight at this instant. Despite my fear of knowing what he could do and how easily he could destroy me, there was a stubborn