Lucien pov

“W-what?”

But she ignored them entirely. Before anyone could react, she rushed forward, sliding in front of me and Silas, and threw herself to the ground with a soft thud, arms spread wide, head lowered dramatically as she cried out.

“Alphas! It was so scary! We maids couldn’t even protect ourselves. We were completely helpless against them. They—they…” She paused, straightened, and covered her face with one hand. “They also wanted to assault us! If the Alphas hadn’t arrived on time, we wouldn’t have just died, we would have lost our dignity too!”

I couldn’t stop myself, a dry, humorless scoff escaped me. My gaze was cold, and...