"What the hell do you mean by that?" Marcus growled through the mindlink, his voice a low, dangerous snarl that practically made the air around him crackle with tension.
His Beta, Cedric, had said something that clearly set him off, but Marcus didn’t elaborate.
Instead, his burning gaze fixated on Aurora, who stood there with a soft smile playing on her lips, oblivious to the storm brewing behind his dark eyes.
Aurora raised a brow. “What? Is something wrong?” she asked, tilting her head slightly, her voice casual, but there was a flicker of nervousness in her tone.
She could sense the intensity rolling off Marcus like a tidal wave, and it was both thrilling and terrifying.
Marcus’s expression softened as he looked at her, his lips twitching into a small smile. “No,” he murmured, s
