GUNTER POV
I got the feeling this was going to happen.
I just knew the fucker wouldn’t be smart enough to stay away from what was no longer his.
Probably never had been.
Because the Goddess didn’t make mistakes. She had a plan for everyone, even for the idiots who didn’t deserve it. And since I was Tessa’s second chance, that meant I was part of that plan.
There had to be a reason for it.
Maybe Selena wanted him dead.
Because I’d kill him easily if he tried anything—and I mean it—anything with my mate.
The moment his voice cut through the air, I felt the shift in Tessa’s posture beside me. It wasn’t fear, not exactly. It was that kind of tight stillness that comes before a storm. And right then, I decided I wasn’t going to play nice.
Not today.
Not with him.
I wasn’t going to be
