Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 78

That's when | felt it.

A shift in the air. A sudden breeze where there should've been

none.

And then-

Pain.

A sharp, electric surge bloomed at the base of my neck. My

phone clattered to the floor, and Ava’s voice shouted something

from the speaker.

| couldn’t hear her anymore.

The world spun sideways.

My knees buckled.

| fell.

Darkness swallowed everything.

And | didn’t feel a thing.

Alexander's POV

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| stood before the long mahogany table in my parents’ living room, staring at an array of glossy photographs laid

out like a carefully curated gallery of eligible women. Profiles, lineage, accomplishments-each smiling face

chosen for political

advantage or business merger. | had barely glanced at them

when my phone buzzed on the side table.

Unknown number.

| debated ignoring it, but instinct madereach for it anyway.

“Alexander speaking.”

“Alpha Alexander?” A breathless voice rushed through the line.

“It's Ava.”

| straightened slightly, gaze flickering toward the doorway.

“Yes?”

“I-1 think something's wrong. Olivia calledten minutes ago.

We were on a call. Then the call suddenly disconnected with a

thud. It happened right outside her house. She said she lost a

stalker earlier on the highway. She didn’t seem too shaken, but |

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“Slow down,” | said calmly, already walking toward the

hallway. “When exactly did this happen?”

“Just now. | tried calling her again-no answer. Her phone's off.””

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| stood before the long mahogany table in my parents’ living room, staring at an array of glossy photographs laid

out like a carefully curated gallery of eligible women. Profiles, lineage, accomplishments-each smiling face

chosen for political advantage or business merger. | had barely glanced at them when my phone buzzed on the

side table.

Unknown number.

| debated ignoring it, but instinct madereach for it anyway.

“Alexander speaking.”

“Alpha Alexander?” A breathless voice rushed through the line.

“It's Ava.”

| straightened slightly, gaze flickering toward the doorway.

“Yes?”

“I-1 think something's wrong. Olivia calledten minutes ago.

We were on a call. Then the call suddenly disconnected with a

thud. It happened right outside her house. She said she lost a

stalker earlier on the highway. She didn’t seem too shaken, but |

“Slow down,” | said calmly, already walking toward the

hallway. “When exactly did this happen?”

“Just now. | tried calling her again-no answer. Her phone's off.”

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“Where are you right now?”

“I'm on my way to Duskhollow Pines. I'm ten minutes away!”

“I'll handle it.” | ended the call and turned back toward the table.

My mother raised an expectant eyebrow. “Leaving already?”

“There's an urgent matter to attend to.” | offered a faint smile.

“I'll review the profiles later.”

Before she could object, I'd already stepped outside, dialing property management as | moved. “This is Alpha

Alexander. | want access to the security feeds at Duskhollow Pines- immediately. Last thirty minutes. Garage

area and perimeter

gates!”’

While | waited, | called Gai.

“Did you locate Olivia?”

Gai answered, his tone brisk. “We tracked her phone entering Duskhollow Pines twenty-five minutes ago. She

drove in alone, no sign of forced entry. Her car pulled into the underground

garage-then nothing.”

“And the tail?”

“We spotted a black Chevrolet Malibu outside the convenience store three days ago-the sone was seen

trailing her again

today. But it didn’t enter the neighborhood. It waited outside,

then circled around.

“License plate?”

“Fake. Swapped last night. Our guy’s on it”

| looked out the car window, fingers tapping against the steering wheel. “If the stalker didn’t enter, someone else

inside

the Pines may have done it. Or they had access. Find out who's

in that car. Pull property entry logs-any pass holder who

entered in the last two hours. Flag any with previous

employment ties to the Windsors or Hawthorne“”

“Yes, Alpha.”

“And Gai.”

“Yeah?”

“If they've taken her, we don’t call the police yet. Whoever did

this is clean. | want names.”

As | hung up, Ava called again.

“Anything?” she asked, this tmore composed.

“No response from the property office yet,” | said. “But we

caught movement. A suspicious vehicle left Olivia's garage

within the last fifteen minutes. My team’s tracking it now.”

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“She toldabout the stalker before she got home,” Ava said,

voice low now, “She said he'd been following her since the

service station. You think... Ethan sent him?”

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he is the most suspicious guy right now!”

There was silence on the line.

“Ava.”

“Yeah?”

“Don’t panic yet. She may have just turned off her phone.””

“She was mid-sentence.”

That didn’t sit well. | knew Olivia's tone. She wasn’t easily

shaken, and if she said she was being followed, she was

probably right.

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speak to security again once | reach. In the meantime, let me

know the moment you arrive at the neighborhood. Don’t

approach the house alone.”

Ava murmured her agreement, and the call ended.

Back in my vehicle, | glanced once more at the now-dark screen

of my phone. The women on the table, the matchmaking talks,

the diplomatic smiles-irrelevant. | had something else to settle

now. Someone had followed Olivia across counties. And

someone else had helped them get through the gates.

This wasn’t random.

I knew that much.

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just him.

This was messier than it seemed.

And far more calculated.

A while later, | stepped out of my car. My phone tucked

between my shoulder and ear. In one hand, | held Ava’s frantic

voice; in the other, the glow of my screen showed the GPS trail

of a black Chevrolet Malibu trailing Olivia's car earlier. Gai

stood beside me, laptop open, scanning data.

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