Nadia's POV
Lucian froze.
The heat left his body instantly. He pulled back, his eyes flashing with a sudden, violent fire. "Stop bringing her into this! This is between us. She has nothing to do with what happens in this room!"
"I'm sorry, Alpha," I said, bowing my head in mock submission.
He stared at me, searching my eyes as if trying to find the girl who used to worship him. He didn't understand how the girl who had been his loyal shadow had suddenly turned into a stranger.
I didn't look up, but I could feel his gaze boring into the top of my head, intense and searching, as if he were trying to peel back my skin and read the secrets written on my soul.
He wanted the old Nadia back, the one who didn't fight back, but that girl had died the moment he told me about Abbie.
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