The world did not react quietly.
Within an hour of the drone photo leaking, every major news outlet, gossip page, werewolf forum, and human entertainment network broadcasted the same headline in blinding red banners across millions of screens:
CASSANDRA IMPOSTER EXPOSED?
WHO IS THE WOMAN MARRIED TO THE HOCKEY ALPHA?
BREAKING: WEDDING SCANDAL DEEPENS
My face—my real, maskless face—circulated everywhere with Cassandra’s old glamorous photos beside it. People zoomed in. People circled differences. People pointed out every detail that didn’t match the bride the world thought they knew. Hashtags multiplied like wildfire, each one uglier than the last. By afternoon, Silverfang territory felt like a fortress under siege.
Cameras gathered at the entrance. Drones hovered over the forest. Pack
