#Chapter 106: Favored Child

Lyra POV

“Mother,” Kaelen’s firm voice cut through the silence like a blade.

Drusilla’s eyes flicked to him, her smile unwavering but with a glint of challenge. “Yes?”

“I trust Lyra completely and your questions have gone far enough,” Kaelen said, his tone commanding, laced with the unmistakable authority of an Alpha. “My relationship has nothing to do with jealousy or anything so negative. There’