LUCY
Once my warning was issued, the energy between us changed swiftly.
Sam looked up, tension running through him like a coiled wire.
I held his gaze with unshakable determination. I refused to back down and let him control her the way my parents and his controlled me when I was Rio’s age.
"If you keep pushing—if you keep trying to manipulate her future, if you continue to undermine the bond between her and Wolf—" I paused, letting the weight of my aura and words set in. "I will be forced to choose between my mate and my daughter."
Sam's eyes widened, something like disbelief flickering there. I wasn’t one to make idle threats; this is why females were always the best choice for leaders with Cats. When we attack, we do so at the right time. We give you one chance to remove yourself
