Harper’s POV He pulled his hand back quickly and took a sip of wine, his face blank like nothing happened. But I saw the slight flare in his nostrils. He smelled my arousal. I knew he did. Tina laughed sharply. “Look at her, Alpha. Serving wine like the pathetic servant she is. Mateless gutter wolf. Daddy’s discarded w***e. No wonder no one wants her. Even her own father couldn’t stand to keep her around.” The words stung, but I’d heard worse. I turned to face her, keeping my voice steady and bold. I wasn’t going to let her walk all over me. “At least I don’t have to grope a man in public just to feel wanted, Tina,” I shot back, loud enough for the wolves nearby to hear. “You’re so desperate for scraps of attention that you act like a b***h in heat. Maybe if you stopped betraying your

