Chapter 224

Liam held me close against his chest as we stood in the hallway. "Diana, you should get some rest too," he said to the petite blonde standing a few feet away. "You know your health doesn't handle late nights well." "Liam," Diana called out, her voice fragile and pleading. But Liam was already guiding me up the stairs, his hand possessively pressed against the small of my back. I glanced back over my shoulder at Diana, catching something in her expression that made my wolf instincts prickle. Behind that mask of vulnerability, her eyes were glacial—cold enough to freeze blood. I barely had time to process that jarring contradiction before Liam pulled me into his bedroom and closed the door behind us. In one swift motion, Liam pressed me against the door, caging me between his arms. He loomed over me, his powerful frame blocking any escape route. His head dipped low, those piercing alpha eyes studying me with an intensity that made my inner wolf stir. The complex emotions swirling in his