Mira’s POV, I froze in my spot hearing Alpha Elias’s words. The soft morning light was bathing the nursery as the wooden moons above the crib were glistening under the bright light. I kept my fingers tracing the crib’s smooth edge, my heart swelling with gratitude towards him. How Alpha Elias could sound so much like Lord Kyden these days! “I… um…” I didn’t know what to say in return as I mumbled like a stupid. Elias got hints of my shyness as he turned his eyes away from me, saying, “You heard my words, Mira. So you can treat me as a friend like you treated him in the past. Just let me protect you like your friend wanted to do in his life.” “I was just saying those without any thought, Alpha Elias,” I finally got a hold on my mind and tried to turn the situation normal. “You’ve alread

