Austin studied Lena's fox-like eyes, their glint sharp and calculating beneath the polished veneer of charm. Her own lips curled into a faint, amused smirk.
The tension between them hung in the air, thick and electric, like the moment right before a storm hits.
Was Lena sizing her up as competition for Alpha Kaius's attention ?
If that was the case, she was more than a little late to the game.
Lena might be ambitious, but she didn't think far enough ahead. She was the type to move chess pieces without seeing the full board.
And if she ever became Eliot's stepmother, Austin had no doubt she'd treat him more like an inconvenience than family.
Lena still clutched the handle of her designer suitcase, her dress hugging every curve like it was made just for her.
Her skin l
