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CHAPTER 180
~Riven's POV~
The Vampire King never punished me. He never said a word when I was reported. I had wiped a quarter of his council members.
And so, when I saw Kieran lean in to force himself on Valerie, I saw that same terror begin to flicker in her eyes that had once filled my mother's dead, mortified eyes—something black broke loose inside me.
I didn't even blink.
One second I was still, and the next… I was on him.
I grabbed him by the collar and flung him off her like trash. I didn't care how many were watching. Didn't care what title he held or what punishment would come for touching the nephew of an Alpha King.
He would never do that to her. Not Valerie or anyone.
My fist met his face with a satisfying crunch. Blood flew. His nose shattered.
I saw red, not anger but bloodlust. I felt the aura before I saw him.
Kieran had opened his mouth to speak, but Dristan was already beside me, his fist slamming into Kieran's jaw.