"Alpha, I swear… I only fought back because she hurt me first," Calixta's voice trembled, barely able to look at the man in front of her. Tears welled up at the corners of her eyes. Not from weakness, but from a furious coldness brewing within her.
Calixta's chest rose and fell in rapid succession. Everything had happened too fast. Less than an hour ago, Lucian walked into Athena's room… and now she was being treated like a criminal?
She still couldn't understand what exactly went wrong. One moment, she was in the living area, and the next, her Beta literally dragged her straight to the Alpha's office, not giving her a chance to speak. Lucian is looking at her angrily.
"Do you really think I'm that much of a fool," Lucian's voice was cold, but the fury laced beneath it made her
