Julie stood frozen for a moment, completely stunned at the sight in front of her.
She had been in the middle of an all-out war with Aisha, fully locked in, mind sharpened, heart pounding, focused entirely on tearing her sister apart over Cassius
. The tension had reached its peak, and she was more than ready to go all in. Every nerve in her body was alert, already dialed into the rhythm of their sibling combat.
But then, Skadi came in.
That dumb, clueless brat just waltzed into the middle of the battlefield without even understanding what was going on, and shamelessly, utterly without restraint, clung to Cassius like a little monkey, squeezing herself into his arms and burying her face against his chest with a soft whimper, like she belonged there.
Like the fight between Julie and Aisha didn't even exist...Like he was hers.
