────── ☽ ⋅ N A T A S H A ⋅ ☾────── The air crackled with tension, thick and oppressive as a storm about to break. As Pierce positioned himself between me and Inigo, his protective fury a palpable force, another figure burst onto the scene. This new male charged forward with the unmistakable air of an alpha, his build strikingly similar to Pierce's. As he drew closer, I caught sight of his eyes— a mirror image of my mate's. My mind quickly connected the dots: this must be Pierce's father. He glared at his son, his face a mask of concern and wariness. "What the hell are you doing?" he demanded, his voice sharp with panic. Pierce's focus remained entirely on Inigo, "He is threatening my mate," he growled, each word dripping with barely contained rage. "Even after everything that has hap

