A woman's voice, cool and sarcastic but with a bit of danger, cut through the tension in the room.
"Nice little reunion. But if you two are done messing around by the wall, we've got bigger things to tackle."
Selina stepped into the light, arms crossed, grinning like she knew everything.
"Alpha and Karza are just moments away. Both of them. And they're not here just to chat."
Zayden didn't let go of Aylin; instead, he tightened his hold on her waist and turned to Reyes, saying, "Don't you have any manners? You really should knock before barging into someone's office."
"And you, Selina," he added matter-of-factly, "need to fucking explain what's going on."
She shot him an even bigger grin. "Oh, babe, you really don't know."
The room was buzzing with tension, desire, betrayal, and the threat of war all crashing together in that moment.
Aylin looked over at Selina, confused about how she had managed to sneak into his fully guarded empire.
