'He didn't send Ethan.' He had come himself. Bringing Ethan along did not change the fact that he had brought himself here.
The truth of the matter burned his throat, a physical reaction that had nothing to do with the bond. This was invasive. It was as if the alpha was interrogating him.
He had been watching Levi closely, then physically placing himself between Levi and the next critical step of his life.
Levi's gaze flicked around. The street was not empty. Three phones. One camera with a long lens pointed directly at him from across the street. And every second standing still was going to come back to bite him in the ass.
If Noah or Ethan stepped out, the cameras would devour them. By tonight, the new headline would be written, changing from having his name to 'Noah Sterling's mate.'
'No.'
He did not know when he had put his hand inside his pocket, but he felt his hand tighten into a fist inside the jacket's pocket, his knuckles grinding against the fabric.
