Chapter 76
Vanya
I took a step back.
The air was sharp, heavy, filled with frost and tension so thick I could barely breathe through it. My heel dug into the earth behind me, crunching brittle twigs and fallen leaves. My pulse was a drumbeat in my throat.
Kyle took a step forward.
His eyes—cold, red, and gleaming—locked onto mine like a predator savoring the fear in its prey.
And his smile?
It wasn’t human anymore.
“Imagine my surprise…” he said, voice low, almost amused. “Vaughn.”
He paused, eyes dancing with cruel delight.
“Oh. My bad,” he added with a mocking bow. “Vanya.”
My name twisted in his mouth like a weapon.
“Vanya DiVinci—the runaway daughter of a proud Alpha. The fake heir. The liar. The girl who thought she could slip past me in trousers and a mask.”
He laughed.
