The Alpha's Fake Mate
He took in the scene in a single sweep, the papers on the ground, the phones already raised, the tight controlled stillness of Elara's face that he recognized now as the expression she wore when she was holding something together through sheer will.
He looked at Aiden.
Aiden looked back at him, and the amusement drained out of his face so completely it was almost impressive.
Lucian crouched and gathered the papers from the ground. He did it without rushing, without looking at anyone, the way you do something when the point isn't the action itself but the statement it makes. When he had them all, he straightened and held them out to Elara.
She took them slowly, her eyes moving between the pap