Chapter 54
Betrayed By Blood~
Avery gasped in shock, her heart pounding hard in her chest, audible to her. Her eyes widened with panic as the table fell deathly silent, all eyes fixed on her, on them.
"Avery," Xander’s voice was low and rough. The grip on her wrist tightened, and she gasped as she was yanked forward, her body crashing into his.
For a moment, everything around them seemed to freeze.
Avery’s heart raced, her mind scrambling to make sense of what was happening. She could feel Xander’s breath against her skin, his grip like iron.
In an instant, the room erupted.
Cain’s chair scraped loudly against the floor as he shot up from the table, his golden eyes burning with rage. Every inch of Cain’s body screamed to tear him apart, his wolf thrashed inside of him, growling to be let out.
Avery flinched, her face pale, but Xander didn’t seem to care. He held her tightly, his grip tightening without a single thought in his head.
Lydia shot to her feet, her voice frantic with panic as she called out, "Xander!" But the words fell on deaf ears. Xander didn’t move, didn’t even seem to hear her. His gaze remained fixed, focused on Avery.
Cain snapped.
In one swift, predatory motion, Cain crossed the distance between them. His hands shot out, gripping Xander’s shoulders with a force that made the other man stagger. Without a word, Cain shoved Xander away from Avery, throwing him against the wall with such violence that the entire room seemed to shudder. The force of the impact left Xander gasping for air, his back slamming into the stone with a crack.