Carlo pulled away from Alira, but his hand was like a vise around her throat. His eyes were like hot coals, gone was the moment of euphoria of having finally found his mate. Instead, he now saw a potential criminal who had done serious harm to his family. Everyone in the living room jumped to their feet as Clyde and Jace surrounded the couple. "Alira, you better come clean. There are two of the strongest Lycans among us, and I cannot stand alone to protect you. The best thing you can do at this moment is to confess," Jace dryly suggested to the woman. "We already know that Sybille has something to do with this. Now we want to know what your part is. And make no mistake, nobody here is in the mood for games." The woman swallowed several times and looked anxiously at her mate. But Carlo

