Chapter 303. Ascension

Raina’s POV 

“You’ve got some nerve eyeing what’s mine.” Valen’s vermilion eyes flared wild at Connery, his jowls curled back over impossibly long, sharp teeth. “Bold, but very foolish.”

A low growl rumbled through the conference room. Death incarnate. Violence personified.

No, not through the room. It permeated my mind.

Every bit of air left my lungs, causing my shoulders to hunch as my chest caved in.

“Holy fucking shit,” Theo’s voice echoed in amazement, breaking the quivering silence.

“Son?” Alpha Vance mumbled, turning around with visible relief. “Fuck, I’m happy to see you, though you shouldn’t be here.”

How was the king unfazed like this?

My mouth hung open in disbelief, and my eyes refused to see anything other than Valen. My very awakened mate, or was he?

I stood rattled, battling myself internally.

Suddenly, a pair of hands clamped hard on my shoulders, yanking my body back into a chest. Conn