Public Humilation
747 Words
The doors of the Silver Moon Pack Hall opened with a loud creak.
Conversation and laughter instantly faded.
Every pair of eyes in the hall turned toward the entrance.
Alpha Damien stepped inside first, his expression dark and unreadable.
Behind him walked Elena.
Her steps were slow and unsteady.
The drug still clouded her mind, making the bright torchlight feel too sharp against her eyes. The whispers began immediately as wolves recognized the tension in Damien’s posture.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong. Sophia entered right after them.
Unlike Elena, she looked perfectly composed.
Her dress was flawless.
Her expression carefully controlled.
Concerned. Worried. The perfect victim.
What’s going on? someone murmured.
Why did the Alpha bring them back?
Elena’s heart pounded painfully in her chest as Damien led her to the center of the hall.
The same place where, only an hour ago, she had believed fate had chosen her happiness.
Now it felt like a stage.
A place where she would be destroyed.
Damien stopped walking.
The entire hall fell silent.
Elena felt hundreds of eyes staring at her.
Judging.
Curious.
Waiting.
Alpha Damien? one of the elders asked cautiously.
Damien’s voice was calm when he spoke, but there was steel beneath it.
There has been… an incident.
A ripple of murmurs spread through the crowd.
Elena’s chest tightened.
Sophia suddenly stepped forward.
“Please,” she said quickly, placing a gentle hand on Damien’s arm. “Maybe we shouldn’t embarrass her like this.”
Her voice sounded sympathetic.
Kind.
Elena almost laughed.
Almost.
Damien shook his head ,The pack deserves to know the truth.
Fear curled inside Elena’s stomach.
What truth?
The lie Sophia created?
Damien turned toward the crowd.
A short while ago,” he began, “Elena Frost was found in my private room.”
Gasps erupted through the hall.
Elena’s cheeks burned instantly.
“No—
But Damien raised a hand, silencing her.
“According to Sophia,” he continued, “Elena followed me there after the ceremony and attempted to seduce me.”
The whispers exploded into loud shocked voices.
Elena’s heart shattered.
That’s not true!” she cried.
Her voice trembled as she turned toward the crowd.
I didn’t go there! Sophia brought me!
The room fell quiet again.
All eyes shifted to Sophia.
Sophia looked stunned.
How can you say that? she whispered.
Tears suddenly filled her eyes.
I tried to help you when you said you felt sick.
Elena stared at her.
The acting was perfect.
Too perfect.
You drugged my drink!” Elena shouted desperately.
The accusation sent another wave of whispers through the hall.
Sophia stepped back like she had been slapped.
“You think I would do something like that to my own sister?” she asked, her voice breaking.
The crowd murmured uneasily.
Damien’s expression hardened.
“This is enough.
He turned toward Elena.
“You were found in my room,” he said coldly. “That alone is unacceptable behavior.
Elena felt the mate bond between them trembling like fragile glass.
“Damien, please, she whispered. “You have to believe me.”
For a brief moment, his eyes softened.
Just slightly.
But then Sophia’s quiet voice spoke again.
“I’m sorry this is happening,” she murmured sadly. “I never wanted to cause trouble between you two.
Damien’s jaw tightened.
The softness vanished from his expression completely.
“Mate bond or not,” he said firmly, “I will not accept a Luna who behaves this way.”
The words cut deep.
Elena felt the ground slipping beneath her feet.
“I didn’t do anything wrong,” she said weakly.
But no one stepped forward to support her.
Not a single wolf.
Her pack.
The people she had grown up with.
They all watched in silence.
Judging her.
Believing Sophia.
Damien stepped closer to her.
His voice lowered, but the entire hall could still hear his next words.
“Elena Frost.”
Her heart pounded painfully.
“This bond between us was decided by fate.”
For a moment, hope flickered again.
But Damien’s next words destroyed it completely.
“And tonight…”
His voice turned cold as ice.
“I will decide whether I accept it.”
Elena’s breath caught in her throat.
The entire hall held its breath.
Because everyone knew what that meant.
A mate rejection.
The most painful thing a wolf could experience.
And Damien was about to decide her fate in front of the entire pack.
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