Chapter 177. Is that A Threat?

Aria’s pulse raced like it was on fire.

It had been minutes since the shout had split the air, and the sound still echoed. Even now, as she and Lucien walked side by side, she could still feel the vibration shaking her bones.

She wasn’t afraid, she was just curious.

Her instincts weren’t screaming at her and just being close to her mate was enough for her to feel safe.

The guards ahead opened the large door into the courtyard and they stepped outside,

Lucien and Aria stopped, they were not going to walk another step forward. Lucien beckoned Varion over,

“Tell Lance that this is as much respect that I can offer to him. If he wants to speak with me, he can walk by himself,”

Varion nodded, bowed and walked away.

Minutes later, the large iron gates of the castle opened and a pack of wolves walked in.

Through the open gate, Aria could see that a crowd had gathered, but they all dispersed the moment they saw the wolves walking inside t