“Yes,she and Alpha Thorne’s scent profiles are a perfect match!”
No one mentioned their history as adopted siblings.
After all,Lyra was no longer legally bound to her former Mate.To the outsiders,they were simply two powerful wolves beginning a new,necessary alliance.
After the ceremony,Lyra,whose emotions were heightened by the ceremonial mead,sat in the passenger seat of Ryder’s armored transport.She clutched his leather gauntlet.“Ryder...I really can’t go back to that guarded den.Can I stay at the Keep until my severance is finalized?”
Ryder’s knuckles whitened on the steering wheel.
His Alpha instinct screamed at him to refuse.If Elara detected Lyra’s rival scent in the Alpha’s chambers,it would trigger a hostile reaction—and the Elders might get involved.
But when he saw Lyra’s tear-filled eyes and the fragile flush on her neck,he couldn’t find the necessary authority to say no.He wrenched the car toward his home territory.However,when he arrived,an unexpected,unsettling scene was waiting.