Lorien shoved Naya away.
"What sought of shamelessness is this? I warned you to stay away from me.”
Serena froze, a heat of embarrassment flooding her face on Naya’s behalf.
Thayne watched in silence. Was this the same Alpha Naya had been struggling with before? How had she gone from pushing him off to clinging to him now? He turned away, jaw tight, angry and wounded. To him, the night before had been a charade; this was the truth.
Serena grabbed Naya’s hand and pulled her back. “What are you doing? This isn’t like you,” she said, worry written across her face.
“Control your maid, human, or I won’t hesitate to put her on trial,” Lorien snapped, then walked off with a smug smirk.
Naya stormed off, furious that Serena and Thayne had ruined what she saw as her moment with the Alpha.
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