He barked the command, and I watched in horror as two warriors stepped forward, their eyes locking on me.
Panic surged through me. My heart pounded, not for myself, but for the life inside me. My baby. I couldn’t let them touch me.
I stepped back, raising my hands in protest. “Don’t! Don’t come any closer.”
But, they didn’t stop.
My throat tightened, and I forced myself to speak louder, my voice breaking. “I’m the wife of the King’s Beta!” I yelled, my words piercing the murmuring crowd.
The warriors hesitated, their eyes flicking between me and Tyler as uncertainty crept into their stances. I used that moment of hesitation to assert myself.
"Don’t touch me!" I growled, my voice hard, commanding, desperate to project strength, though inside I was shaking. My heart pounded in my chest, worry gnawing at my every thought. I had to protect my baby.
The room fell into an eerie silence. Tension crackled like electricity in the air as all eyes locked on me. Tyler stood across from me, his jaw clenched, disbelief and fury twisted across his face. It was clear he still thought I was Liana.