Chapter 148
Betrayed by Blood
Chapter 148
Avery took a steadying breath before moving. She wondered for a brief moment if she could do this, after all, this was Cain, her mate. She circled him carefully, her body recalling old instincts as she analyzed him the way her father had taught her. But Cain was different—too controlled, too powerful.
The moment she lunged, he was already moving.
In an instant, she was beneath him, her wrists pinned effortlessly above her head as she lay flat against the ground. Her breath caught.
Cain hovered over her, his face frustratingly calm, as if he’d predicted every move before she even made it. "Not bad," he murmured.
Avery looked up at him, refusing to acknowledge the way her skin burned where he touched her. "You cheated."
His brows lifted slightly, amusement dancing in his eyes. "Did I?"
She swallowed hard, her breath coming uneven. The way he was looking at her, the closeness between them—it was too much.
Before she could even think of a reply, a voice broke through the tension.
"Alpha? You might want—" Lydia trailed off, a smile making its way to her lips when she saw the two of them. "Did I interrupt something?"