The forest did not breathe. It held itself still as if the world itself feared what had just stepped into it. Icarra felt it first in her bones. That pressure. That suffocating, ancient power pressing down on her chest, sinking into her veins, curling around the fragile life inside her like a predator circling prey. Her hand instinctively flew to her stomach. Her heart stuttered.Kaelen stepped in front of her instantly, his broad frame shielding her, his Alpha aura exploding outward like a storm unleashed.“No one touches her,” he growled, voice low, lethal.Lucian didn’t hesitate either. He moved to her other side, his hand gripping hers firmly, grounding her as his golden eyes burned with quiet fury.“She’s under my protection,” Lucian said, softer but no less dangerous.Cloaked in black, his presence warped the very air around him. His eyes glowed not gold, not silver but something darker. Something older. Something wrong.“I’ve waited long enough,” he said calmly.His gaze droppe
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