He slammed his fist into his own thigh, hard enough the chair scraped back. “I’m supposed to protect you!” he screamed, tears shining in his gold eyes. “I’m your alpha! Your mate! And I turned into the monster who almost killed you! What the f**k is wrong with me?!” Caleb stepped between us. “You’re a f*****g animal, that’s what’s wrong. She ran to me because you’re toxic. You don’t own her. Bond or no bond. She’s not your property to break whenever you feel jealous.” Raphael shot up from the chair, eyes flashing gold, but he didn’t come. “I know! I f*****g know! You think I wanted this?! The bond is ripping me apart every single time she spreads her legs for you! I feel it like knives in my chest! Every thrust you give her, every time she squirts for you, every ‘I love when you touch

