Noah's pov
My hand like a vice clamped onto his wrist, twisting it back until the glass fell to the floor as I stepped between them. His face was a mask of absolute fury as he shoved me back.
"That is enough!" I shouted, my Alpha aura flaring so bright it felt like a physical weight in the room.
"Cassian, back off!" I shoved him again, my shoulder hitting his chest with enough force to send him staggering into the velvet armchair.
Aria slumped against the bookshelf, her hand flying to her throat where the jagged glass had nearly tasted her skin. She was shaking, her eyes wide and wet, looking at Cassian as if he were a stranger. And in this state, he was. He was a drowning man trying to pull everyone else under with him.
"She’s lying, Noah!" Cassian yelled, his voice cracking as h
