(Laura's POV).
I stood at the edge of the festival grounds, my arms crossed tightly over my chest as I watched the disaster unfold before me. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go.
Every detail had been meticulously planned, every angle considered. Lena was supposed to crumble, alone and abandoned.
The humiliation of seeing her deepest wounds ripped open in front of everyone should have driven the alphas away from her, not pulled them closer.
Yet, there they were. Adrian, Lucas, and Kai—standing as her protectors, shielding her from the crowd’s taunts.
It made my stomach churn with anger. I dug my nails into my palms, barely suppressing the urge to scream. How had this gone so wrong?
With clenched fists, I turned on my heel and stormed back to my dorm. The moment the door slamm
