Zuriel’s P.O.V.

My heart was thundering against my rib cage while anticipating the worst possible outcome, but the silence followed by my Alpha command baffled me.

Bruce, my only close friend in the business circle, puffed his chest with pride and said,

“Don’t think about some rescue from your huntress soulmate, Zuriel.

Mom took care of her beforehand.”

Lady Stella, booming with delight of his son’s epic performance, smiled brightly, as if she had conquered the whole world. She opened her clutch, showed me Evelyn’s silver ring, and then wore it to flex her fake authority.

“I knew that you would try to threaten me with Evelyn’s power. That’s why...