His eyes were locked on me, and I could already hear hissing from Faris and deep growls coming from Sloane, Bram, and Kai. “Father, stop. She's mine,” Bram snarled, grabbing Thane's arm and whirling him around. You could've heard a pin drop in the silence that fell over the room. “You've mated then?” Thane sneered, and Bram let out a terrifying growl that shouldn't have made my blood heat the way it did, but I was half demon. Seeing my mate take a stand and flaunt his claim on me was fucking hot.