Chapter 49

I take a deep breath as I stand outside, savoring the momentary peace and quiet. But my solitude is short-lived as a familiar voice calls out my name, causing me to turn around in surprise. My eyes widen as I realize who it is—the last person I expected to see after the events of yesterday.

"Alpha Collins," I greet him.

"Just Collins is fine," he replies, chuckling as he walks towards me. "I can't believe I never corrected you on that."

I can tell he's trying to lighten the mood, but I'm not in the frame of mind for his charm. "What can I do for you?" I ask, forcing a smile onto my face.

After Alex accused Collins of being responsible for leaking those damning photos to the press, I initially dismissed it as a baseless accusation fueled by jealousy. But as I thought about it more, the pieces started to fall into place. The timing of the pictures, the way they perfectly captured the most incriminating mome