Rafael stood tall on the porch, his grip on the bannisters tightening with each passing moment. His eyes locked with Kantos, a figure standing below him.
The two had not met but no diviner was needed to tell Rafael that this was the tyrant threatening to take Gracie away from him - a girl that was a test of his humanity.
A heavy silence hung in the air as if the world was holding its breath, waiting for the impending clash between these two alphas.
Sonya, hidden in the shadows of the doorway, watched with bated breath. Fear coursed through her veins, uncertain of how this encounter would unfold.
She knew the stakes were high, the lives of her daughter and Rafael hung in the balance. Her heart pounded in her chest, the weight of the moment nearly suffocating her.
“So here you are, Raf
