Denzel’s POV
I was genuinely surprised when Tyrell found the nerve to barge into my office.
Love had a way of stripping people bare, reducing even the proudest men to desperation, and I could feel his fear rolling off him in waves. If I’d harbored any lingering doubts about Fabian not being Jalisa’s biological father, Tyrell’s confession erased them completely. No true father would even consider using his daughter that way.
The idea of forcing her away from her fate of tearing her from her mate to hand her over to a madman was vile. Fabian had no right. Tyrell and Jalisa had already claimed each other. That bond was sacred. No Alpha, no king, had the authority to sever it and sell her off to Tremaine whoever the hell that was.
Beyond Tyrell’s plea, I knew I couldn’t ignore the situatio
