Chapter 18

CLINTON.

On the bed lay Seraphina, her hands starting to touch her body once our eyes met. She spread out her legs, trailing a finger along her thigh as she purred softly. Her once long rose-blonde hair was now styled in a pixie cut, and I couldn't deny it looked better on her.

I blinked and met her gaze again, refusing to look down at her naked body. Kai growled at the pathetic way she was trying to seduce me. Once, I would have been tempted and given in to her, but it held no meaning to me now. She had been attractive to me before my mate's arrival, but now I found nothing appealing in her. My loyalty and desire belonged entirely to my mate. Her attempts to lure me were futile and only filled me with a sense of pity and irritation. Kai's growl intensified, mirroring my own inner turmoil and reinforcing my resolve.

“Seraphina, what's the meaning of this?” I asked, my anger rising.

“How's my new look?” She deliberately ignored me. “I thought maybe changing something about myself mi