102. Lorenzo
Enough was enough.
Javier had crossed every boundary I had set time and time again and now, it was time he learned exactly who Athena was to me.
"Athena is my mate," the words left my lips, slicing through the air like a blade stilling everything around us.
The world around Javier stilled. His eyes widened, shock freezing him in place.
"Lies! Athena is Javier's mate, not—"
I whipped my gaze to the fool behind him whose mouth was spilling nonsense like diarrhoea.
"And who gave you permission to spew such useless words? What makes you think that you are qualified to speak before me?" My voice cracked like thunder.
The woman—Laura—flinched and shrank back, clutching my nephew’s arm, her eyes glassy with terror.
Even Javier shot her a sharp glare, silencing her with a
