Chapter 198

Demetri’s POV

“Please, Alpha, I can’t do this. Please don’t force this. I can’t… I can’t.”

He’s struggling to find his words as I pursue this style of venting. It’s hard for me to imagine what it is he must have endured for him to have the terror he’s experiencing now.

‘That’s never stopped him,’ rings in my ears as I slowly increase my speed, trying to amp him up without triggering a blackout episode. He just confirmed one of many fears that make it so much harder to help him. He confirmed again that he has been punished, I imagine violently, for doing as he was told. Knowing how he came here, I don’t need him to tell me what his penalty was for listening, as I’m certain it was just as bad as when he didn’t.

“I’m not your father, Cole. I will never