Victor's POV
My gaze swept over the chaos, but they kept coming back to Selene. Her back was straight, her arms crossed, her chin held high like royalty. And yet… she was still just an omega.
Or at least, that was what I had been told.
But as I looked at her, really looked at her, I saw nothing weak. There was no fear in her face. She was standing taller than any Alpha I had ever met. Like she owned the room.
Why on earth would my father, an Alpha, listen to her? Why would he even pause?
Dimitri had never obeyed anyone in his life. Except maybe her. And the more I stared at her, the more I felt it too. That power and… intensity. I didn’t know if it made me want to fall to my knees… or take her against the nearest wall.
Her eyes met mine, and in that small second, her breath left her
