Silence. It was that first reflexive response when one was exposed to information that did not seem logical in any sense, yet was a reality.
And then, there was disbelief.
"But that... that's not possible. He...has to be bluffing." Neveah finally muttered, more to herself than to Alpha Nolan. But from her tone that was barely above a whisper and the uncertain look in her eyes, it was clear that she wasn't entirely confident in her statement.
Alessio from some years ago knew nothing about Neveah's true heritage, he genuinely believed he and Neveah shared blood relations through Lothaire Raul, and he certainly did not know her birth mother was a shifter, or even affiliated with the prestigious Winter Domain, and not just a random affiliation, Eira was by blood and birthright, Alpha King of the Domain.
