not have the right to keep me this way," she remarked, raising her chin. Kade clenched his jaw. His silver eyes, keen like a wolf's, shone with barely contained wrath. "Not correct?

tely motionless. His eyes moved, focusing on Lucian. The boy paused, grasping the side of the doorframe. His golden eyes, strikingly akin to Kade's, observed the formidable Alpha with clear intrigue. Kade's throat struggled as he attempted to talk, yet no sounds emerged. He moved one step ahead, then another, as though fearing Lucian could disappear like a mirage. Selene's instincts for protection surged. She positioned herself in front of Lucian, obstructing Kade's way. "I won't allow you to have him." Kade's eyes locked onto hers, intense and inscrutable. "Do you believe I would take my own son?" "You could," she murmured, her tone filled with skepticism. Kade breathed out quickly. "Do you have such a low opinion of me?" "I believe you act in a way that benefits you most," she remarked冷ly. A charged silence linger