Ara's POV
The stranger's lip curled.
"How touching." He took a step closer, his aura crackling with barely restrained power. "Get over here, little wolf, and I'll let your boytoy live."
"Don't you dare come near my mate," Kade snarled.
The air turned to ice. Why would Kade say that? Didn't matter! It wasn't the time to overthink.
"Come again? What did you just call her?" The stranger's voice dropped to a deadly whisper. His eyes flashed— not just gray now, but dark silver.
“You heard me,” Kade didn't back down. His wolf was surfacing as well. The outer rim of his eyes became darker.
A slow, predatory grin spread across the stranger’s face. "Oh, this just got interesting."
He rolled his shoulders, the movement lazy, but his aura spiked like a blade unsheathed.
“Back o
