ar it. His silver eyes, once just icy, now resembled a furiously tempestuous storm, fixated on Lucian with a fervor that compelled her to protect the boy from sight.

iling within her. "Would you have been concerned?" she questioned. "Would you have sacrificed that alliance for me?" "For that person?" Something glimmered in his eyes-remorse? Feelings of remorse? But it vanished in an instant, substituted by a frown. "I deserved to be informed," he snarled. "Regardless of the circumstances." Selene's heart ached, yet she would not allow her suffering to be visible. "I returned for him, not for you." Lucian moved behind her, his tiny fingers gripping the material of her cloak. Kade's eyes fell upon him, and for a brief moment, there was a hint of gentleness in his look. Then, his tone became harsh. "You won't depart from Ravenstone once more." Selene tensed up. "I didn't return to remain." "Do you believe you have an option?" His statements carried an air of authority, his Alpha essence imposing on her like a tangible weight. Selene raised her chin. "I will." Kade's gaze shifted, his w