Chapter 132

Darius

The moment the conference doors shut behind us, Liam rounded on me. His jaw was tight, his wolf bristling just beneath his skin.

“What the hell are you playing at?” His voice was low, sharp, so no human ears could catch the venom in it. “Of all the placed that you decide to show yourself, you’ve been hiding like a coward, pretending to be nonexistent when you had your men in here all along.”

I smirked, brushing invisible lint off my sleeve. “Calm yourself, brother. It was a meeting. I sat. I listened. I offered my hand. Nothing more. While you might have not heard of it, not all of us stand back and just watch. I stood by your side more than others have. Mind you, others would have stepped back had it not been for me.”

“You walk in here like you belong, like this is your world…”

“And isn’t it?” I cut him off, letting the edge of a laugh lace my words. “We share the same blood, whether you like to admit it or not. One father. Two sons. You