Frank's eyes widened with understanding. "Olivia."
"She thinks I betrayed her with Victoria. She's blocked all my communication channels."
Connor's usual commanding presence crumbled, revealing the terrified mate beneath. "If I lose her, Frank, I lose everything."
"Alpha, surely she'll understand once you explain—"
"You don't understand," Connor interrupted. "She heard Victoria's fabricated sounds. She believes we were intimate."
Frank's blood ran cold. The implications were devastating for an Alpha's mate bond.
"Prepare the jet for immediate departure," Connor ordered. "I need to reach her before she severs our bond permanently."
"Yes, Alpha. I'll handle everything."
Frank left the hospital room with a heavy heart. His career hung by a thread, but his Alpha's happiness mat
