The frozen lake fell into absolute silence.
Even the wind seemed to stop.
Kael stood several feet away, his dark eyes locked onto Darius’s hand still lingering near Lyra’s face. The tension rolling off him was suffocating—raw Alpha dominance mixed with something far more dangerous.
Jealousy.
Real jealousy.
Lyra’s pulse pounded painfully inside her chest.
Moon Goddess.
This looked bad.
Very bad.
Darius, however, remained completely calm.
Of course, he did.
His golden eyes met Kael’s without hesitation, without guilt, without fear.
Kael’s voice lowered again.
Deadly quiet.
“I asked a question.”
Lyra forced herself to speak before either Alpha exploded.
“I came here alone.”
Kael’s gaze snapped toward her instantly.
“And he followed you.”
“I was already here when she arrived
