Chapter 2

“Am I distracting you, little one?”Alpha Rhye drawled, low and deep, flexing his wings as his stupidly sexy lips curled in a barely-there smirk.

Livia arched her brow in challenge, pretending to be unaffected by him and the nickname he knew she didn’t like, then gave him her back. But she was still keenly aware of his eyes on her as they faced each other in the gym and continued practising until she needed a break.

Stepping away from Rhye, she strode to the wall of mirrors and reached for her water bottle, tipping her head back and taking a long sip. She didn’t need to turn or search the reflection to know Rhye’s attention followed her. She just knew. It was an indescribable sensation, the same way that draw always seemed to thrum whenever one of the guys drew near.

It wasn’t that he watched her. He’d been doing that from the moment they met.

It was how he watched her.

Before, his scrutiny was always tinged with suspicion, distrust, and expectation. He was st