Lucien stood still as he watched his mate end Damien’s life.

It only took the span of a single heartbeat for Aria to make her move. Not once throughout the entire encounter did he believe he would need to step in. He knew for a fact that Aria was powerful enough to deal with anything Damien could possibly do.

One moment, Damien was screaming in a rage as he attacked. The next, his head was rolling off his body into the snow, severed cleanly by a single swipe of Arias’ claws.

Lucien didn’t flinch, nor did he blink. He already knew Aria was not going to let Damien live.

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