Briar I stood frozen, my jaw practically on the floor. Did Damian just... defend me? The Alpha heir, my tormentor for years, had just admitted to the entire pack that I, lowly Omega Briar, had rejected him as a mate. The silence that followed was deafening. You could have heard a pin drop in the stunned silence that followed. Selena looked like she'd been slapped, her perfect features contorting in disbelief. "But... but that's impossible!" she sputtered. "She's just an Omega! How could she-" "Enough, Selena," Damian cut her off, his eyes hardening. "What happened between Briar and me is a private matter. It has no bearing on this training camp or any of your lives." Damian's voice was calm, almost eerie. His eyes swept over the crowd, daring anyone to argue. "Now, I suggest you all g

