What Max said left Lilith like a stone statue; even Leah backed down and let Lilith deal with him; he's not her mate, so she doesn't give a damn anyway.
Max sighed and said, "I know it was out of the blue, but I was so interested in you the moment we met; it was written all over my face, what happened with my bro.." The word seemed heavy on his tongue, so he instead took a sharp breath and said, "I may be not that strong to face Alexander, but remember that weak we were super close, we even decided to go to collage together, he ruined everything." Then, in an even more pointed tone, he added, "They ruined everything, Alexander, and that thing inside you, they." Lilith opened her mouth multiple times; she was too stunned to speak, leaving her looking like a dying fish.
"Wait, wait, wait,
