Chapter 020

[Sylvester]

"Alexis," I close the door behind me, shielding Apple from view.

"Why are you hiding in the women's bathroom," she raises her eyebrow before leaning in closely. "And why do you smell like someone else's blood?"

"I don't need to explain myself to you," I push myself into her space using my Alpha energy to make her take a step back. "I am Alpha. You aren't even my Luna."

"Yet," she challenges me, meeting me eye to eye. "But I know you need me, Sylvester. My uncle brought me back because you're so desperate." She flashes a little fang as she licks her lips, pressing her chest against mine. "I don't know why you are fighting me. I know you want me, Sylvester. We work so well together. Just think of what we could do if we just combined our strengths."

My heart thumps in remembered pain. I loved her once, and once, her please would have been enough to make me want her again.

Once.

But now, it just reminds me of everything I lost. Growling, I push her away from me. "Know your