Lyra(Mia's)POV. How dumb of me to think that staying back was the best choice in this situation. You can't blame me for choosing to think that way. After all, I had just gotten on his bad side. Sticking around would have surely warmed his heart. But watching those tattered buds grind wistfully, I was assured that the only thing getting warm was his appetite. And there he was, the perfect man, just eating under debris. As fear-induced demand dictated, I moved back. “What is going on, Alpha Damion?” I knew he was cruel at heart, but I never expected to see him morph into a monster. This was too far for a reaction. Yes, I had been trying to help sneak out Xander from the back after giving him attention, but that didn't mean he should show up with fangs. “You are done for. You

