Filed to story: Watch Me Win Alpha (Olivia & Ethan)
Step. Step.
I froze.
That wasn’t Ava.
Ava couldn’t have arrived so soon. No vehicle sounds, no flashlight beam cutting through the trees, no familiar voice calling my name. Just the rustle of leaves, deliberate and slow, like someone trying to move quietly… but not quite succeeding.
My heart dropped.
I stayed completely still, barely even breathing.
Another twig snapped.
Whoever it was-was close.
I clenched the phone in my hand, trying not to panic, but every instinct in my body was screaming.
Olivia’s POV
The crunch of leaves grew louder behind me.
I froze.
My body was already trembling from fatigue and cold, but now the air felt thinner. Every step I had taken up that hill felt wasted. I turned, heart pounding, and tried to peer into the dark, but I saw nothing.
Then-
A firm hand grabbed my arm from the side.
I screamed.
“Olivia!” a deep voice hissed, grabbing my shoulders to steady me.
My scream died mid-breath.
“Alexander?”
The moonlight spilled just enough light to confirm it. He was here. In person. Hair wind-tossed, shirt rumpled, breath short- as if he’d sprinted the last stretch.
“What are you doing?” he said sharply, scanning me from head to toe. “Why didn’t you respond to the call?”
I blinked up at him, heart racing for an entirely different reason now. “I… I didn’t hear it,” I said weakly. “Tinnitus. It’s been acting up since earlier.”
His jaw tightened. “You’re bleeding again. Do you even care about your injuries?”
I looked down. I hadn’t even noticed. “It didn’t matter. I couldn’t stay in that car.”
“Why do you always find such troubles. Dammit, Olivia.”
I didn’t know if I should feel ashamed or touched that he was this angry. Maybe both.
“I don’t know,” I said, lowering my eyes. “I just wanted to get things done smoothly.”
Alexander exhaled through his nose and looked away for a second, then bent down and swept me into his arms.
I flinched. “Wait, I can-“
“No, you can’t,” he snapped. “Let me do this one last time. Because you got injured for my company, not because you made another reckless choice!
His words hit me harder than they should have. I looked up at him as he carried me back down the slope.
The night air was cool, brushing against my cheeks as I lay quietly in his arms. I could feel the tension in his muscles-not from strain, but something else. His grip was firm, secure. There was no shaking in his steps. Only purpose.
He carried me all the way down to where my own car had been parked.
“I-how did you even get here?” I asked, the question slipping out without thought. “Did… did you know where I was all this time?”
Alexander didn’t respond at first. He set me gently in the backseat and closed the door behind me. I watched him circle around and get in.
“Did you send someone to follow me?” I pressed.
He just kept riding without replying me.
I fumbled for my phone and quickly typed out a message to
Ava.
Me: I’m safe. Alexander found me.Ava: OMG. I KNEW IT. He came himself?? See??? He totally has feelings for you!!!
I stared at her reply, unsure whether to laugh or groan. Ava could never resist turning everything into romantic drama.
Still, her words lingered.
I swallowed, the silence around me feeling heavier. My fingers hovered over the keyboard before I typed again.
Me: He probably just doesn’t want a lawsuit.Ava: Or maybe… hecares. And you’re just blind to it.Me: He’s not into me. Honestly, I’m not even sure he likes women.
I slumped back into the seat, suddenly embarrassed by my own assumptions.
“He probably doesn’t even like women…”
Why had I typed that?
I sighed, and closed my eyes.
I regretted saying it. Not because I cared what Ava believed, but because deep down… maybe I didn’t want to be so wrong about him.
Ethan’s POV
The second I returned and saw the backseat empty, my stomach dropped.
She was gone.
Gone, despite her injured leg. Gone, despite the locked doors.
“Damn it!” I roared, slamming the door shut so hard the entire car shook. I spun around and scanned the woods, breathing hard. She couldn’t have gone far. Not in her condition.
That thought knifed through my chest. I ran toward the road, my strides uneven as the sting of my own wound reminded me just how messed up this night had turned.
My headlights were still on. I jumped behind the wheel, cursed again, and floored it, tires screeching as I tore out of the gravel lot.
Then I saw the car.
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