Chapter 31: Mothers and Messages
(Elara's POV)
My phone vibrated with an incoming message as I stared at Kane's earlier text about Damon and Rebecca. Reluctantly, I checked it, finding another message from Lucian's Beta.
"Good morning, Dr. Elara. Thought you should know there's talk circulating through the pack about you and Alpha Lucian. Nothing specific, just whispers about 'special attention' from our Alpha."
My stomach clenched. More pack gossip was exactly what I didn't need after the drama with Damon.
"Thank you for the information," I typed back carefully. "But I consider my personal matters private."
Three dots appeared almost immediately. "Of course. Apologies for overstepping. It's not my place to involve myself in Alpha business."
I could practically feel his embar
