Chapter 84

Briar’s POV

I never thought I would hear Lizbella saying they had sex. Zaya, I believe, would. Because from the very first day she had an ulterior motive in wanting us to be friends, I was just too blind to see it.

But... not Liz. Never Liz.

The silence stretched between us like a chasm. Slade was still doubled over, his breathing ragged from the crushing weight of Kylan’s alpha pressure. Every gasp sounded like it was being torn from his chest.

"Let’s go." Kylan’s voice cut through the tension, his partially shifted features still dangerous, predatory. The air around him still crackled with barely contained power.

"Take the kids to the car," I said, my voice hollow. I couldn’t look at him, couldn’t bear to see the concern in his eyes when my world was crumbling around me. I handed Luna back to him, sniffing, trying to clear whatever tears that was building up. "They shouldn’t be seeing this."

"I’m not lea