Lucian’s POV
Vance went completely rigid. I didn't need eyes to sense his shock; the sudden hitch in his breath and the quick spike in his heartbeat told me everything.
"Dorian's daughter?" Vance choked out, his voice cracking in utter disbelief. "Alpha, tell me you are joking. You cannot be serious.”
“Do I sound like I am joking, Vance?” I countered, my voice matching the freezing wind blowing through the open window.
"She is an unshifted Omega!" Vance argued, his heavy leather boots slamming against the floorboards as he took two aggressive steps closer to me.
“A fragile, raised servant with a traitor for a father, and more importantly, she hates you.”
"Her hatred is irrelevant to my laws," I murmured, keeping my hands clasped behind my back.
"It is entirely relevant if you need
