Daniel.
"How did you get here?" I asked the moment my eyes landed on him, the question slipping out before I could stop it.
The shock was still there, lingering beneath my expression, no matter how much I tried to mask it.
Of all people…
Him?
"I don't think that's your business, Daniel," he replied calmly, almost too calmly, like he hadn't just appeared out of nowhere at the worst possible moment.
My jaw tightened.
"But I must say…" he continued, his gaze trailing over me slowly, deliberately, before settling on Maria in my arms. "I'm shocked."
There was something in his tone now, something laced with quiet judgment.
"How can the well-reserved Alpha suddenly turn into such a vile person?"
The words hung in the air, sharp and deliberate.
I scoffed, the sound escaping me without restraint as irritation flared instantly.
