Asher slowly raised his head. His usual swagger was gone, leaving only confusion in his golden eyes.
"Father, what are you talking about? What wife? This is Mabel. She's my fiancée. You've met her."
A stiff smile pulled at his lips, as though repeating my name could bring Kyle back to his senses.
Kyle ignored him. He looked down at me and wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth with his thumb.
"Sorry, I'm late."
His voice was low but gentle. His sandalwood pheromones wrapped around me, shielding me from every hostile stare.
I had never stood this close to Kyle before.
Until then, he had been the untouchable Alpha, Asher's adoptive father, and the man who was supposed to become my father-in-law.
I had always respected him, but I had feared him too.
Now he was close enough for m
