Chapter 43. Another Punishment

Madeline’s POV

My head was killing me.

I’d never drank that much before and I swore that I would never do it again. The throbbing pain in my head definitely wasn’t worth it.

“Morning, sleepyhead,” I heard someone say and I froze.

Who the hell…

And then I remembered.

Alpha Dimitri took me home last night. He put me in my bed. Why was he still here?

I opened my eyes and looked to my left. Alpha Dimitri was sitting at my desk, looking through a bunch of papers. He glanced up at me and smiled.

“How is your head?” he asked, making me furrow my eyebrows.

Why was he here?

“Fine,” I lied as I sat up in bed.

Alpha Dimitri looked up at me and raised an eyebrow. He stood up and approached the bed. My heart was hammering in my chest. I had no idea why I was so nervous around him. He sat down and took my hand in his.

“I know when you are lying, Maddie,” he said softly. “I know you.”

A shiver went up and down my