Liana suddenly felt a wave of discomfort, a subtle shift in the air that she couldn’t ignore. It wasn’t just the usual tension of impending war or the burden of leadership weighing heavily on her shoulders. This was different, more intimate, more confusing.
She glanced at Lucian to find his head tilted towards her, his turquoise eyes completely serious for once. But rather than the severity of the war, it was something else altogether. Something... primal.
Faintly, she heard her heartbeat speed up. The deep thumps echoed in her ears as her lips parted and his eyes dropped to them.
She and Lucian had always shared a bond that ran deeper than that of a mere Alpha and Beta. From the moment she arrived at Golden Arc, they had been inseparable—best friends, confidants, the ones who truly u
