Chapter 130

Damien’s POV 1

The moment Sera walked away from me, something in my chest went tight and cold. I watched her push

through the crowd toward the terrace doors, her shoulders rigid with the kind of tension that meant she was

barely holding herself together.

*Fuck.*

I wanted to follow her. Every instinct I had was screaming at me to go after her, to pull her into my arms and

fix whatever was broken. But she’d asked me not to follow, and I’d learned to respect that request over the past few months.

Even when it killed me.

“Damien?” Emma’s voice pulled my attention back to the immediate disaster. She was standing there looking

mortified, her perfect composure finally cracked. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to-I had no idea she was your

mate. I just assumed—”

“You assumed wrong,” I said flatly, not bothering to hide the ice in my

voice.

Emma flinched. “Of course. I can see that now. It’s just, without the mate bond scent, I thought–“”

“Stop talking.”

The words came out with enough alpha authority to make her step back involuntarily, her wolf instinctively

recognizing the danger she was in. Smart woman.

I was about to go after Sera when a familiar voice interrupted.

“Damien, my boy!”

I turned to see Henry approaching, one of the pack’s most senior members and Lucas’s great-uncle. The old

man was built like a linebacker despite being in his seventies, his silver hair perfectly groomed and his

expensive suit tailored to accommodate his still-impressive frame.

“Henry.” I forced a smile, though it felt like my face might crack from the effort. “Good to see you.”

“Likewise, son, likewise.” He clapped me on the shoulder with enough force to stagger a normal human.

“Beautiful party, isn’t it? Young love and all that.”

Riley and Lucas seem

do indeed. Reminds me of myself at that age.” His

been meaning to have a word with you about your own

stomach dropped. “My

course!” Henry gestured

families. Even my great-nephew finally figured out

lovely girl

really, really didn’t want to have this conversation. Not

crying because of what just

“Henry, I appreciate.”

business,” the older man

that’s admirable. But a strong alpha needs a strong luna by his side. The pack expects

tight I thought my teeth

mating, of course! Pure bloodlines, strong offspring, all the traditional

voice dropping to what he probably thought was a conspiratorial whisper.

wondering why there’s no mate scent on you. Are you having trouble finding a suitable

urge to grab Henry by the throat and explain exactly why

a mate right

dismissive hand. “Every alpha needs a luna. It’s the natural

to say, that Rodriguez girl has been making quite an impression tonight. Intelligent, attractive,

breeding…”

vision went red around the edges. “What did you just

“The kind of female who could be

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to that lethal whisper that made grown wolves show their necks.

old man blinked in confusion.

each word precise and deadly. “I have a wife. I have two children. And

them for some ‘practical arrangement’ with

way you won’t enjoy.”

went pale as he finally registered the alpha power radiating

with barely contained violence, and I saw several nearby guests step back

“I

don’t give

stalked toward the terrace doors. Sera had been out

polite conversation

French doors, I realized

people gathered on the terrace. Too many

hear something that made my blood

trying to

force to send

with this scene. The sharp smell of spilled

And there, in

Sera.

hands and knees in a puddle of champagne, her hair hanging in wet strands

push herself up but kept

reflexes and strength

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