Chapter 17: Caught and Punished?
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Chapter 17
~Rhiannon’s POV~
I flinched back just slightly, pulse jumping. Darian didn’t even move.
He just sighed and tightened his hold on me just slightly as the crunch of boots neared. A warrior. A pack guard?
Before I could step away, Darian pressed a finger to his lips. "Let me handle it."
The guard rounded the tree line and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw us.
"You!" the warrior barked, eyes narrowing at me, who was facing him. "What are you doing out here? You’re not allowed beyond—"
Darian stepped into view. The guard’s voice caught mid-sentence, his eyes going wide.
"Alpha Darian!" he snapped, spine straightening. "Forgive me, I didn’t realise—"
"You didn’t see anything," Darian said smoothly but firmly, "It was me."
The guard hesitated, glancing from me to him. "I—"