Chapter 12

Alexander's POV The moment the water touched my skin, a biting chill cut straight through me, like a blade slicing into my bare soul. The cold coursed down my spine, dousing the wildfire of desire that had been raging inside me—at least for now. With a sweep of my arms, I glided through the water, my body slicing clean lines beneath the surface. Ripples shimmered beneath the moonlight, casting sharp shadows over the water—broad shoulders, chiseled chest, and defined abs surfaced and submerged again like a predator moving through the night. If there were any females standing on the edge of the pool right now, they wouldn't be able to tear their eyes away. The weaker-willed ones? They'd be soaked just from looking. After all, I'm every she-wolf's fantasy—Alexander Blackwood, current Alpha of the Blackwood Pack and the highest-ranking Alpha in the North American Council. The most powerful resources of the largest wolf pack in the world are under my command. But I don't care about any of t