" He reached out, brushing his fingers through my hair, coiling a handful around his fingers. “Why do you keep touching me like that?” I jerked aside, my upper lip peeling back. He released a gruff noise in his throat. “Because I'm an Alpha, babe. And this is how I show you who's in charge. You need to forget about rising against me, because you won't win.” He tightened his grip on my hair and I ground my teeth, refusing to let out a yelp of pain. "
― Caroline Peckham , The Awakening (Zodiac Academy, #1)