Pitiful

«I wouldn't have imagined you were this kind of person, Mr Woods!» the woman yelled, with no shame nor thought about her image. «Are you taking advantage of our daughter, by any chance? We shouldn't allow you to...»

«If you cared about protecting her, you would have done so earlier. Don't you think now is a little late?» he said, interrupting her.

His sapphire eyes were thick ice, and his shoulders were straight to defend his mate. Her family appeared after a long while, and they came directly to him instead of bothering her any further.

Lara didn't even know about that, and it was fine like that. Nate was willing to bear any attack for her, as long as Lara wasn't wounded. He wasn't sure whether she could have left such a discussion unscathed, so he wasn't going to let those people approach her any closer.