*Silas* My eyes fell on her the moment she entered the room, her ivory dress perfectly formed around her sculpted body. Her hair lay evenly around her shoulders. She looked around at all the faces staring at her, her amber eyes bright and alert. Her chin was thrust out, her chest out, and her hands at her sides. She bore an air of authority and defiance. She would direct the room, not the other way around. But even as the King stood and welcomed her inside the room, the other Alphas looked at her like a snake about to strike. I said nothing as she was introduced to the others, but when I saw the King's hand slowly slip down her side, my heart lurched. I stepped forward without even thinking about it, meaning to strike Declan's hand away from her. But the moment I moved away from the wal

