Roman's POV
Horror flickered across her face, but she spoke with cold resolve. "Go ahead. Maybe my son will be spared a life in a world full of monsters like you. I'd rather have him die than see him become one of your kind."
"Sure… just you wait…" Lucian hissed, his rage barely contained.
Their gazes locked, a storm of hatred and defiance between them. Neither would yield. What had begun as a plan to mark her, to claim her as our mate, had spiraled into another twist.
If she had acted weak and pitiful, there must have been a way to calm the situation and deal it with rationality. But how defiant she was despite being the reason for ruining our lives, it only made things worse for her.
What will happen now? The Council had ordered us to mark and mate with her to form a complete bond with her. But what happened now, only made it difficult than it was before.
"Lucian, calm down," I said, motioning to Rafe to intervene.
