"What do you mean?" Sebastian asked. The deep furrow between his brows could get any deeper.
But Skylar looked at the hand. His eyes flickered, changing color, and he had to close his eyes to calm down. Opening them, they were a bright ember. "When I was young, I was told never to try something like this on an alpha else you'd lose an arm quicker than you can blink," he said. His voice was deep and hoarse, and it was obvious his wolf was already on the surface but was being suppressed.
Sebastian was not a fool to not know what to do. He withdrew his hand immediately and put some distance between them. Skylar may be here, willing to serve as the princess' bodyguard, but he was indeed an alpha. He had that aura, and his words confirmed that.
"I am sorry," he apologized.
