Alpha's Private Plaything (Elsa and Drake Stone) novel Chapter 276

Alpha’s Private Plaything

Chapter 276

Elsa

My shoulders ached from tension as I fumbled with the key card to my suite, eager to collapse into bed after the draining confrontation at the restaurant.

The walk back had given me too much time to replay the scene with Emma, Ava’s breakdown, and Drake’s cold commands in my mind. My fingers trembleri slightly, betraying the exhaustion that had seeped into my bones.

1 froze mid–step when I spotted a tall figure leaning against my door.

Drake.

My stomach dropped like a stone. “Shit,” I whispered under my breath. His broad shoulders were rigid with tension, his face partially obscured by shadows. But I didn’t need light to feel the cold fury radiating from him like arctic air.

‘Finally decided to come back?” His voice was deceptively soft, almost casual, but I caught the dangerous undertone that made my omega instincts scream danger.

“Drake,” I managed, my throat suddenly dry, fingers involuntarily clenching around the key card until the plastic edge bit painfully into my palm. “What the

fuck are you doing here?”

He didn’t answer. Instead, he closed the distance between us in three long strides, his eyes flashing gold for a brief second as he scanned my face. Without warning, he pulled me against his chest, arms wrapping around me like steel bands. His nose pressed against my hair, inhaling deeply as if checking for another man’s scent. My heart hammered wildly, a caged animal seeking escape.

You were supposed to come back to me,” he growled against my ear, sending an involuntary shiver down my spine. “Not run off without a damn word.”

I pushed against his chest with both hands, my nails digging into the expensive fabric of his suit as I tried to create space between us. “I didn’t run off. I told you I was going to check on Ava. My voice came out sharper than I intended, edged with the frustration that had been building all day.

His laugh was humorless as he released me, only to grab my chin between his thumb and forefinger, forcing me to look at him. I winced at the pressure. And yet here you are, at your room, not with me.”

I needed some space,” I said, hating how defensive I sounded. My eyes narrowed as I jerked my chin from his grasp.

His eyes narrowed, his thumb tracing my lower lip in a way that made my traitorous body respond despite my anger. Heat bloomed in my cheeks, hated myself for it. Hated him for knowing exactly how to manipulate my omega biology.

You helped Ava tonight. Why?” The abrupt change of subject threw me off balance.

“What?” I blinked rapidly, trying to follow his train of thought.

I swallowed hard, my throat clicking audibly in the tense silence. “It was cruel what they were doing to her. Emily wanted to humiliate her.

Since when do you care about the pack politics of others? His eyes searched mine with uncomfortable intensity, as if trying To see what lay beneath.

and

to peel back layers of my skin

‘I don’t, I snapped, finally finding my voice. I shoved at his chest again, harder this time. “But I know what it’s like to be treated as less than. To be the sectet someone’s ashamed of. To be someone’s dirty little fucking convenience.”

10:30 Fri, May 8

Chapter 276

Something flashed in his eyes–anger, perhaps, or something deeper I couldn’t name. Before I could analyze it, his mouth crashed down on mine in a bruising kiss.

I gasped, and he took advantage, deepening the kiss as he backed me against the wall. My head hit the wallpaper with a dull thud that sent stars dancing

behind my eyelids. One hand tangled in my hair while the other slid down to grip my hip possessively, fingers digging in hard enough to leave marks.

When he finally pulled back, I was breathless and disoriented, my lips swollen and tender. Without a word, he lifted me into his arms and carried me into

my suite, kicking the door shut behind us with enough force to rattle the hinges.

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