Jax's POV
Liora stormed into my study without knocking.
The door slammed against the wall. Picture frames rattled.
"We're doing this now," Liora said.
I turned slowly. "Excuse me?"
"The truth." She crossed her arms. "I want the truth. All of it."
"Liora..."
"Don't." She stepped closer. "Don't deflect. Don't order me around. Just answer me."
The bond flared between us. Hot. Angry.
"What do you want to know?"
"Everything." Her green eyes blazed. "Your first mate. The others. Seraphina. Why you're doing this to me."
My jaw clenched. "I'm not doing anything to you."
"Aren't you?" She laughed. Bitter. "You marked me. Claimed me. Made me think I mattered. Then you left me alone and went to her."
"I had pack business."
"Stop lying."
The words hit lik
