Chapter 35

Scarlett I watched as Lucien hides me from his back, his wolf materialized on his shoulder like a living shadow. Its luminous silver eyes glaring directly at Kade’s soul. The air grew heavier, thicker, as if the atmosphere itself recognized the danger in the room. The faint hum of conversation from the nearby banquet hall faded into silence in my mind, replaced by the slow deliberate sound of Lucien’s breathing. His hand pat my back and locked his gaze with mine. “Are you okay?” I nodded my head and patted his hand. “Yes.” Alpha Kade, once so smug, instantly dropped to his knees in submission. His gaze lowered to the polished marble floor, refusing to meet the Alpha he had once insulted and envied. His voice came out rushed, almost stumbling over itself in a scramble to justify what he had done to me earlier. “I…I didn’t know that she came with you, Alpha,” he said quickly, “we knew each other from before so I thought that it’d be nice to chat and ask if she’s doing well right now espe