Lucian’s POV
Seeing Aria with Matt triggered a rage that burned inside of me. How many hours did I spend waiting at this door to speak to Aria, and now Matt just happened to cross paths with her first?
That frustration, added to the knowledge that these two used to date, had me nearly lose my cool.
I didn’t just walk forward, I stormed there, determined to remove Matt from Aria’s side by any means necessary. She was my wife, not his. They might have dated in the past, but she committed to me, not him.
Matt must have been able to see the challenge in my face or in my tense posture. My hands were open at my side, my fingers curled, claw-like, ready to shift at a moment’s notice.
He turned to face me, mirroring my posture. I growled, low and dangerous, warning him to back off, but he sim
