Yeah, it really was a tough one for Eleanor. No surprise there—she had the whole Crystal Pack standing in her way like a brick wall. The Crystal Pack were powerful, elite werewolves. Folks like her? They didn't even get a chance to speak up. But Royce? Or more accurately, Ethan? That was a whole different story. Truth is, everything had been handled by people Ethan sent. Royce was just the guy saying it out loud. Forget about the plagiarism smear—even if things were ten times harder, with an alpha like Ethan behind it, it wasn't really a big deal. "You... wait, seriously?" "Of course. Miss Reynolds, you didn't do anything wrong. You shouldn't have carried all that blame—and the online hate? None of it was on you. If none of that mess had happened, you'd probably be steppin

