Kade writhed, humiliation boiling hotter than pain. “Let me go, damn you!” He snapped at Rowan who wasn't phased by this.
Rowan leaned close enough for his words to sting only Kade’s ears. “If I let go, you’ll only fall harder.” He released him with a shove that sent Kade sprawling beside Selene. Together, the pair looked less like a Luna and her Alpha’s heir than two beaten dogs.
From where she stood, Liora had watched it unfold without lifting a finger. She hadn’t needed to. Rowan had done what she would never waste her strength on, reducing Selene to nothing more than a thrashing mess and Kade to a spectacle of shame. And gods, it was satisfying.
Her lips curved, a small, sharp smirk that sliced into the silence. She stepped closer, her heels clicking against the tiles with d
