Riley's POV
“I object to that union.”
The voice is heavy. Powerful. It rolls through the hall like thunder, cutting straight through the murmurs and gasps, and every single sound dies instantly.
My heart drops.
Everyone turns at once.
I turn too, slowly, my breath catching in my throat, and I see him.
Sebastian.
He walks forward with long, deliberate steps, his presence alone forcing people to part for him. He doesn’t look at anyone. Not the crowd. Not the Alphas.
Not even me.
He climbs the steps to the podium, takes the space like it belongs to him, then finally turns around to face everyone.
“My sons are Alphas,” he announces, his voice loud, cold, absolute. “Alphas of Obsidian Veil.”
A murmur ripples through the crowd.
“They will not share one woman,” he continues. “And cer
