The shock was absolute. Serena had just revealed something that shattered the ground beneath Ethan — and beneath me as well, though not with the same force that it struck my mate. He was not only furious, his amber eyes glowing like embers ready to ignite, but also betrayed, shaken to the core by what the woman who was supposed to be his lifelong love — or rather, his lifelong lover — had just confessed.
“That’s not possible. It’s not true!” he snarled, claws clenched, muscles taut. “Serena, I order you to let go of that man, shift, and attack him. Now!”
But Serena didn’t react to Ethan’s words. Her place remained in Caleb’s arms, where he shielded her.
“If you don’t obey me right now, Serena, I will not only strip you of your title as Beta but exile you from the pack. You’ll be treated
