Margot POV
Rhett’s voice came from behind me, quiet and arctic.
I turned.
Whatever he saw on my face made his eyes flicker, one brief, steady look that settled the frantic beat of my heart a fraction.
Then he focused on his cousin.
“What did you just do?”
“Rhett.” Arian’s smile stayed.
“Just meeting the Luna.”
“You put your face near my wife’s gland.”
“Accident. Scent was so light I thought she might be human.”
“Apologize.”
“Already did.”
“I didn’t hear it.”
The air between them tightened. T
Two powerful Alpha scents coiled, not yet released, but present enough that every person in the room went still.
Lisa pressed flat against my ribs, waiting, ears back.
Arian shrugged, a smile returning, and looked at me. “Sorry.”
I didn’t answer.
I just stood there with my pulse still
