Chapter 59

“No!” She shook her head, slashing her hand through the air. Softer, but no less adamant, she repeated, “No.”

Leon gave her a long, searching look before seemingly coming to a decision. “Okay. Alpha, stand down.”

“Okay?” Joseph echoed.

Without breaking eye contact with her, Leon nodded. “I don’t want to kill your brother any more than you want me to. That’s what started this godsdamn rivalry in the first place. So, yes. We do what she wants.”

Livia let out a slow breath, the stiffness relaxing from her shoulders. “Thank you.”

Leon’s expression shuttered, but she caught the flinch at the corners of his eyes. “Don’t thank me.”

Feeling his gaze on her, she peeked over at Dommik while her guys discussed the logistics of transporting a prisoner between realms. There was a glimmer in his eyes, one she wasn’t entirely sure he was aware was visible, that was almost fragile and utterly disarmed.

As she stared, those softer emotions were swiftly consumed by