Xavier’s Pov
I stood before the pack, my pulse steady despite the storm raging inside. The pack members had gathered for the quarterly leadership meeting, but today, everything felt different. Lucas had been on edge for days, his eyes always following me, and now I could feel the simmering anger under his calm exterior.
He had crossed the line. Mocking me, challenging my decisions, undermining my leadership in front of the pack. But today, I wouldn’t back down. I couldn’t. Not when it came to Sarah.
She had been sitting quietly at the back of the room, trying to keep her presence unnoticed. But I always saw her. She was the one person who had managed to break through the walls I had carefully constructed around myself. And now, she was mine.
But Lucas was determined to make this diffic
