Julian glared at the man, his eyes burning with absolute, homicidal rage.
Since when did Willa have another man standing by her side?
The sight triggered an unprecedented, violent spike of absolute terror and threat in his chest.
Lucas maintained a calm smile, but unlike his usual gentle warmth, the look in his eyes was razor-sharp and radiating lethal hostility.
"I am Willa's boyfriend, Lucas Turner."
Hearing the word "boyfriend" felt like a sledgehammer smashing directly into Julian's ribcage.
Without a millisecond of hesitation, Julian pulled his arm back and delivered a brutal, full-force punch directly to Lucas' jaw.
"What the f**k do you think you are? Willa is my wife!"
Caught completely off guard, Lucas took the punch hard, a dark bruise instantly swelling on his chee
