~~Mira~
They looked too smug to be real.
Aria leaned against the doorway like it was a throne, her golden curls pinned with tiny sapphire clips. Nelly stood just behind her, wide-eyed and grinning like she’d already tasted blood.
Their outfit screamed luxury—not the kind you buy, but the kind you’re born into. Black velvet, silver embroidery, heels too expensive to get dirty.
I hadn’t seen them since the school gala.
Apparently the universe thought being bought like livestock wasn’t humiliating enough.
Now my bullies were the family of the Alpha who bought me.
Evan.
Aria’s voice rang out again, lilting and amused. ”I asked a question, cousin.”
Evan didn’t respond at first; he was still facing the fire, the flames casting strange shadows along his bare back.
When he finally spoke
