Orion
My wolf growled under my skin, tense and furious, ready to tear through anyone who tried to take her away from me.
No way in hell was I letting that happen.
"No."
The word dropped like a challenge.
The room went still. Everyone turned toward me.
Mason's eyes locked onto mine, sharp and cold.
"No ?" he repeated, voice full of smug disbelief.
"You heard me," I said, standing tall. "What gives you the right to come in here and act like she's your property ? She is my girlfriend."
Okay, maybe we hadn't exactly defined it. But it felt real.
"She's not a child. She doesn't need your permission to choose who she wants. And yeah...she's a vampire. So what ?"
My fists clenched, heart pounding, but I didn't flinch. "Orion ?" My mom's voice broke through the t
