Selena's claws extended as she lunged at me, but Alaric slammed into her with full force.
"You're not hurting her again!" he growled.
His eyes, once filled with warmth whenever he looked at Selena, were now cold and unrelenting. A chilling aura radiated from him.
But Selena just laughed—loud and unbothered. "Alaric, you're the one who drove her off that cliff. You're the one who stabbed her. Don't act like the hero now. You hurt her more than anyone ever could!"
Alaric looked down at me lying barely conscious on the ground. He bent down, trying to lift me into his arms, but the sound of heavy footsteps interrupted him. His face shifted immediately—he knew reinforcements from the Ravenshire family were closing in.
"If you've still got time to play the love-struck fool, I sure don't," S
