Riley’s pov
The room was suffocating with tension. Alexander’s grip on the knife tightened, the blade pressing against Xavier’s neck, drawing a faint line of blood. Xavier didn’t flinch. Instead, he laughed.. deep, loud, and maddening. It wasn’t the laughter of someone afraid of dying. It was the laughter of a man with nothing to lose, or worse, someone who had already won.
“And you think you deserve her?” Xavier spat, his voice cold and mocking. “Better snap out of this facade before it destroys you and everything we’ve worked hard to build.”
I could see Alexander’s jaw clench tighter, his hand shaking ever so slightly. He was battling something deep within. Rage, hurt, love, all wrapped into one explosive moment. Across the room, Lycan Lockwood, their father, stood frozen, his face pa
