Unwanted Protector

LUNA VESPERIA’S POV

My jaw dropped.

Why was it standing with them?

Like it was backing them. Supporting them.

The vision blurred beneath me and I stumbled, my heel slipping on the stone step. Gasps rose around me. My hands shot out but air slipped through my fingers—

Strong arms caught me.

I jerked my head up, breath ragged. Valerius’s face filled my vision, his eyes blazing down at me.

“What th