Kael's POV

I shook my head reflexly as the room began to tilt and their laughter echoed somewhere in my head. My wolf stirred beneath my skin, angry and ready to tear out of me.

But I fisted my hands by my side and tried to be calm. Thakros was trying to make me misbehave so he would have every reason to kill me. I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of that.

“Lyra can't be my mate,” I declared, trying to be as calm as possible.

I've been with her for many days. I would have known.

Klaus stood up now, wiping his hand against his cloth. “Lyra...