Chapter 3

The next second, the two guards holding me screamed and flew across the hall.

Lucian dropped to one knee beside me and pulled me into his arms. When he saw the wound on the back of my neck, his hands started shaking.

No one in the room dared to make a sound.

Evelyn's knife clattered to the floor. Her face went pale, but she still tried to defend herself. "Alpha, please, let me explain. Ava was out of her mind, faking your claiming bite. I was trying to teach her a lesson."

Lucian looked up at her, his eyes cold.…