Seraphine’s POV
I locked my gaze onto Lucian, refusing to look away, even as he fixated on Liz as though he’d stumbled upon his soulmate, his long-lost other half, right after our intense connection. My heart tightened, but not in a pleasant way.
Lucian was my addiction, a drug I’d been yearning for ever since our first meeting. But as I witnessed the intensity of his stare, I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by an emptiness unlike anything I’d ever felt before.
In that very moment, the harsh reality crashed into me like a ton of bricks. I was a monster, a predator designed to kill, one of the world’s most dangerous creatures, while he was a powerful alpha who had just discovered his mate. I couldn’t let Liz discover that we’d shared an intimate moment just a few moments ago, not after
