“I’m glad to have been able to attend this event with my cousin under the permission of the Royal Prince Alpha.”
As I looked beside her, I saw a young woman close to Ivy’s age — and the second my eyes landed on her, Rose’s voice whispered through me with sharp, cold worry.
‘That’s the girl your old self harassed and bullied. Ivy better watch her next steps, because I will take her bond if she isn’t careful.’
My breath tightened, but I steadied it, forcing myself to calm down enough to think.
Should I speak?
Should I wait?
Should I prepare for the worst?
I didn’t get the chance.
Carter’s voice cut through the room.
“Royal agreement from whom?” he demanded, his expression darkening. “I dismissed you in my office. Who refused my order?”
Ivy pressed her teeth into her cheek before an
