Hidden behind Zero, Lyra gulped. Why was Julian suddenly there? Had he heard her silent plea? That happened with mates, so maybe…
She cut that thought off. It was just a delusion. He did not recognise her as his mate, and he did not care what happened to her. The sooner she got rid of that part that kept expecting him to behave like a proper mate, the better. She knew better.
“Yes!” Rae cheered.
“What?” Lyra questioned, confused at what her wolf was excited about. Julian looked like he wanted to murder Zero.
“Can’t you see? He is jealous,” Rae pointed out. “If he didn’t care at all, why would he be jealous?”
Lyra could think of a thousand reasons why. A male like Julian would not take it kindly to another male touching their mate-whether they accepted her or not. She was his property,
