LUCIAN'S POV
I could see it in his shoulders—the way they tensed like drawn wire. Kieran was barely holding himself together.
The infamous Alpha of NightFang, known for power that could shake battlefields, was now one step from breaking my neck in this very room.
But I didn't flinch. I couldn't afford to—not with Sera's future on the line.
"I'm not here to provoke you," I said evenly, eyeing the glass he had in a vice-like grip. "But there are truths you need to hear, whether you like them or not. This isn't even about you to begin with."
His eyes flared, sharp and wild like a cornered animal. "Careful, Lucian."
I nodded once. "For Sera's sake, I will be."
I wasn't rash or brute like Kieran; I knew how to play the long game, and that meant picking my fights wisely. "But I won't be silent."
I swiped across my phone screen, switching from the training footage to Sera's performance breakdown.
