Chapter 87

Julius let go of Arlen after the deed was done. For a period the omega could not lift his head. He could not bring himself to look at the disappointment and the shock breathing on his husband's face.

Arlen didn’t have the leisure to think of why Julius would betray him like this or how he was able to use pheromones. All that mattered was Luca’s broken gaze.

But Julius was not done. He showed what he was capable of, casting a spell of death. A dark smoke would seep into the room rapidly, wanting to steal Luca’s air.

In the blackness were bodiless spirits, whispering at their Master's command. Immediately it surrounds Luca, the sound of his fortified blade pierces through.

Luca was fighting air in a room and he did so amidst this turmoil inflicted upon him.

"That's enough,” a groggy and tired voice called the darkness to order. With a heave, Arlen absorbed the fog, clearing it out in seconds.

What Luca witnessed afterwards was his mate’s dull pupils glowing red. It was t