His Rejected Mate, His Greatest Regret
“If someone threatened you, tell me.”
Peter remained silent, his shoulders tightening. “I can protect you,” Damon continued, his expression hardening. “But if you keep lying to me, I cannot guarantee what happens when the person who sent you realizes you have been caught.”
Peter’s face tightened with panic, and I noticed his fingers beginning to tremble. Across the room, Lyra shifted uneasily, she had been standing beside Vivianne since the beginning of the confrontation, but now her fingers were twisting together nervously. Vivianne noticed and placed a reassuring hand over her daughter’s arm. The gesture was small, almost maternal, yet something about it made my suspicion deepen.