Yael was still throwing threats into the air when Riley suddenly snapped.
"Regret? What the hell are you talking about?"
Her voice cut through the space like claws on glass.
Even from a distance, I could almost feel the shift in the air. A female baring her teeth in public. No hesitation. No fear.
Yael froze for a second. He had probably heard the rumors about her. The neglected Luna. The rejected wife. The one who once tried to end her own life because her Alpha husband chose another female over her.
Maybe he thought she had finally broken.
But Riley wasn't broken.
She was done being afraid.
The truth was, she already believed these men had blood on their hands. Elena's blood. And when a pack member is threatened, something ancient rises in us. Loyalty becomes sharper than reason.
They couldn't touch her here. This was public territory. Too many witnesses. Too many eyes.
Two grown Alphas wouldn't dare strike a female in the open.
Right?
