TATIANA POV Enough!" I shouted, raising my voice in defiance. "You may have convinced Raphael of your merit, but I know who you are. You are poison to this pack, and I will not stand idly by while you hurt anyone else." "Watch your tongue, Tatiana," she hissed, advancing on me. "You are playing with fire. I will not hesitate to remind everyone just who it is that holds sway here." Before I could respond, the brush on the door was thrown wide. I caught a glimpse of Raphael's mother. She was thin, faint from her past and in pain as she stood in the doorway. "Harper, please—" she started, but Harper gave her a scornful glance. "Stay out of this! You're lucky to be alive, and it's all thanks to her!" Harper yelled at me, one hand pointed straight at my face. "But don't you think for a sec

