Chapter 123

VALERIA’S POV I met her glare with cold defiance. “You want me to submit? To you? Are you even hearing yourself?” I let out a humorless laugh, shaking my head. “Lily, you’re embarrassing yourself. You had to drag your whole pathetic little group here just to try and intimidate me, and I still bet I could take you all down.” That was all it took to send Lily over the edge. Her face twisted with rage, and she lunged at me. The other girls followed, their expressions set with the same nasty intent. I braced myself, ready to fight back—to put them all in their place once and for all. Lily’s face twisted in rage. “Hold her,” she ordered. The girls lunged at me. I braced myself, ready to fight back—ready to put them in their place once and for all. But before I could throw my first punch, a sharp voice cut through the chaos. “Enough!” The air shifted, thick with dominance, and suddenly the girls froze in their tracks. Elijah. He’s back! He stepped forward, his golden eyes ablaze with authori