Chapter 9

Pretending she hadn’t heard Rhye’s parting comment, and that she wasn’t suddenly wet from the low, hungry tone of his voice, Livia headed up the stairs leading to the loft above, letting the giant of a man trail behind her. His body heat licked along her spine, making her overly aware of just how closely he followed.

The sexual frustration driving her insane was her fault. She had no doubts Alpha Rhye would welcome another session like the one they’d shared in the gym. Or more. He’d offered her as much already.

And she wanted more, so badly she ached with it. But everything felt too uncertain, and her emotions were in too much of a tangled mess to let her initiate that leap.

These men had her tied up in knots and continually drew her focus away from where it needed to be: learning to use her power and finding out who the hell wanted her dead. No matter how hard she tried, her mind wandered back to them.

Back to Leon and the way he stared at her so intently. Back to