LYRA

I felt like a piece of meat standing there, right in the middle of that rustic square, with all those lustful eyes checking me out from head to toe.

They were my “suitors,” and honestly, I never imagined there’d be so many.

"Whoever tames the most powerful beast gets to claim this female!"

With that roar, the Alpha kicked off this madness.

My eyes scanned the crowd, searching for him.

He wasn’t in the cave, and he hadn’t shown up in the square either.

I watched the men walk away, my chest