The heavy, suffocating aura that followed Ethan like a dark cape seemed to solidify as he came to a dead stop right in front of them. The ambient chatter of the courtyard dwindled down to a hushed whisper; the students nearby knew better than to stick around when the King of Lycaon High looked this lethal. His hands remained buried deep inside his pockets, his posture deceptively relaxed, but the dangerous spark in his forest-green eyes was entirely locked onto the small space separating Bella and Kaelen.
"What’s going on here?" Ethan asked, his voice a low, gravelly vibration. His eyes flicked to Bella, cold and unreadable, completely stripped of the warmth and vulnerability they had shared in the quiet confines of his executive suite just hours before.
Bella looked at his hardened expr
