Lila's pulse hammered as the air around her grew heavier, thick with the weight of unseen forces clashing. The silence between them wasn't empty—it was charged, volatile, waiting for a single spark to ignite an inferno.
She had made her choice.
And now, the world around her was responding in ways she hadn't foreseen.
Adrian stood rigid, his expression an unreadable mask, though his grip on the armrest of his chair tightened just enough to betray his inner turmoil. Caleb, on the other hand, radiated barely contained fury, his wolf pacing beneath his skin, demanding action.
The moment stretched unbearably until Caleb broke it, his voice raw, edged with something dangerously close to desperation.
"You think you can just decide and expect us to accept it?"
His words struck like a slap, but Lila refused to flinch.
