Evaline:
My heart jolted in my chest as I turned toward the sound... only to see Oscar and Draven standing at the entrance of the living room, the latter still lazily bringing his hands together as if he had all the time in the world.
The staff quickly dropped their heads in deep bows.
"Alpha Oscar. Alpha Draven."
Their voices blended into one respectful greeting as the two brothers strode in with the sort of effortless authority that belonged only to them.
Oscar came straight to my right, his presence a shield and a comfort all at once, while Draven stepped to my left, his eyes flicking over the crowd before settling on me for the briefest moment.
"Well," Oscar spoke first, his smooth baritone curling around the room, "this isn't a sight I expected to walk into this morning." He paused deliberately, his lips twitching at the corners. "But it is, indeed, a pleasant one."
