ZANENova freezes at Lyra’s words.Her eyes flick from her sister… to me… to the blood still running down my chest… and something in her expression cracks. It is not much, barely noticeable in fact, but it is enough to give pause. Alex places an arm around her waist, murmuring something low into her ear. She snarls, because of course she does, but she does not fight him.Talia steps forward with her palms up. “Okay, how about we all put our claws away.”Nova shoots her a glare that could kill twelve grown men, but Talia just pats her gently, seemingly unfazed. That is Beta female privilege, apparently.Lyra stays in front of me, her shoulders squared, and her jaw set. She is still breathing hard, adamantly protecting me.Gods, Lyra is protecting me.The thought alone nearly drops me to my knees. I know this woman is more than capable of doing so, even if she should not have to. An Alpha is supposed to protect his Luna, it is our way of life. Yet here she is, standing between me an
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