Chapter 69

DOMINIC'S POV I stood outside Olivia's door for what felt like an eternity. My hand hovered above the doorknob, but I never knocked. The cool night air brushed against my skin, and for once, I didn't feel like an Alpha. I felt... pathetic. She had tossed a hundred-dollar bill at me like I was some common escort—like I meant nothing. Is that what I am to her now? Just a body? The moment flashed in my mind again—the soft flutter of that note landing on the sheets, her eyes cold and unreadable. My heart clenched in my chest, each beat a fresh stab of humiliation. "I can't believe she did that to us," I muttered aloud. "You deserved that," my wolf snapped, though his voice wasn't filled with cruelty—it was calm, too calm. "But you're letting your ego speak now, not your heart." I gritted my teeth. "Don't defend her." "She's hurting, just like you," my wolf said. "Hurt or not, that was a low blow!" I snarled, fists clenching at my side. "I feel... used. Cheap. Do you know what that feels li