The banquet hall went dead quiet the second Damon rushed over and snapped those enchanted chains around Daisy. The second they locked, her wolf started weakening fast, and even through the pain ripping through her she couldn’t hide the pure shock on her face.
Jealousy had hit her harder than the injury ever could.
Damon took one look at her and turned away with a simple intention. Let Daisy sit there, until every single word she’d just heard sink in until it ate her alive.
She wasn’t the only one left speechless.
Whatever was going on between Voren and Seraphine had just blown past the whole Fenrir-wolf revelation and become the bigger bombshell in the room.
Ravyn’s crude question wiped the warmth right off Voren’s face. His expression hardened into something ice-cold that could’ve frozen the whole hall solid.
Instead of answering, he reached through the mind link. ’Kael. Get Corvine over here.’
Corvine was already moving before Kael could even pass the message. The tension pouring off Ravyn was impossible to miss, and after years as his beta Corvine knew exactly what that look meant. When Ravyn’s temper snapped, nothing good ever followed.
He stepped up beside Voren without waiting for orders. Voren carefully moved Seraphine into Corvine’s arms, every movement slow and gentle so he wouldn’t jostle her even a little.
The second his eyes met hers, the hardness in them melted. "You need anything?"
The way he said it made the rest of the room disappear. Seraphine nodded, her stomach reminding her just how long this day had already been. "I’m starving."
She had no idea where he was going to find food right then, but she never once doubted he would.
Recognition flashed across Voren’s face. "Be right back."
Ravyn automatically started forward, but Corvine blocked him without hesitation.
"What’s your problem?" Corvine frowned. "He’s just getting her something to eat."
Ravyn’s brows pulled together. There was food everywhere in the banquet hall. So why hadn’t Seraphine eaten any of it?
Before he could ask out loud, Voren was already back with a small paper bag. The second Seraphine spotted it she wriggled until Corvine set her down, then snatched the bag with sparkling eyes.
When she peeked inside her whole face lit up. "Where did you get these?"
Voren couldn’t help smiling at the pure excitement on her face. "I’ll tell you later. Just let me know which one ends up being your favorite."
She nodded like a kid who’d just been handed the best present in the world. Inside were fresh pomegranates, kiwis, pears, and plums.
Corvine’s voice dropped, heavy with guilt. "I’m so sorry. I never saw that coming."
Who could’ve guessed Daisy would still launch an attack after spilling most of her secrets?
Seraphine gave him a small, steady smile. "It’s alright. I didn’t see it either."
Corvine wasn’t taking another chance. Instead of putting her back in her old seat, he walked her over to a chair between himself, Kael, and Prince Jasper. Without a word the three of them closed ranks around her like a wall. Anybody dumb enough to try something again would have to go through all of them first.

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