Betrayed By Blood~
Avery gasped in shock, her heart pounding hard in her chest, audible to her. Her eyes widened with panic as the table fell deathly silent, all eyes fixed on her, on them.
"Avery," Xander's voice was low and rough. The grip on her wrist tightened, and she gasped as she was yanked forward, her body crashing into his.
For a moment, everything around them seemed to freeze.
Avery's heart raced, her mind scrambling to make sense of what was happening. She could feel Xander's breath against her skin, his grip like iron.
In an instant, the room erupted.
Cain's chair scraped loudly against the floor as he shot up from the table, his golden eyes burning with rage. Every inch of Cain's body screamed to tear him apart, his wolf thrashed inside of him, growling to be let out.
Avery flinched, her face pale, but Xander didn't seem to care. He held her tightly, his grip tightening without a single thought in his head.
