"If I hadn't heard word of your arrival, my guards would have buried you six feet underground by now." Lily shivered in fear at his tone and expression. "Step away from my mate," he warned chillingly. Holding his hands up in defeat, Cyrus stood up and moved away from Lily.
"And you," Alaricus looked over at his guards. "Not only did you leave your posts, you let this stranger inside my home and next to my mate. Do you know what the consequences for such actions are?"
"Alpha, please don't be mad at them," Lily suddenly spoke and he turned from the guards to look at her. "I asked them to have breakfast with me," she explained gently as she stood up and bravely made her way over to his huge form. When she was but a foot away, she looked up into his piercing blue eyes. "They wanted to celebr
