Fractured Illusions

Torin’s venomous question hung in the sudden, suffocating silence of the ballroom. The lively hum of the gala vanished in their immediate vicinity. Dozens of eyes turned toward them, watching the Alpha of the rising pack lose his temper in real time.

Kaelia met his burning gaze with freezing indifference. She did not flinch. She did not cower. The phantom warmth of the Lycan King’s kiss still ti