Chapitre 168: ... and his fierce mate

After walking in the garden for a while, Nate calmed down. He realised that what had happened wasn't very natural.

Not on his side as much as on Lara's.

True, he was an Alpha and hated when people challenged his authority. But what had happened to Lara? She refused his orders just because!

«Ah,» he snorted, walking back and reaching the room with his family.

Lara was talking with the pups, her voice sweet like every time she was with them. He hadn't heard that tone with anyone else.

«Don't worry,» she was saying to Scarlet.

The little girl was sobbing, desperate, and Lara was wiping her tears. What made her cry? Was it the argument?

It wasn't that bad, all in all, Nate considered. They just disagreed, nothing more than that.

«Hey,» he said from the door.

Jaden glared at him, but it wasn't the usual gaze filled with hatred. Something had changed between them, but he wasn't ready to find out what.

«What's happening?»