Nicholas stood still for a long moment. Long enough for me to cough politely and then step backwards, out of Julian’s arms. Julian, noticing my distraction, followed the length of my gaze to Nicholas.
Julian stepped away from me and moved out to the center of the deck. Nicholas walked further away from the door, coming to stand a few feet in front of Julian.
They were squared off like this, both standing at their full heights, their arms hanging at their sides.
The tension in the air was palpable. I could have cut it with a knife, I was certain.
I waited for the growling to start, or for them to start shifting into a fighting posture. I tensed my entire body up like a coiled spring, ready to jump forward at any moment and separate them. I didn’t care that they were two Alphas. I knew
