(Olivia's POV)
Gasps echoed through the hall. The crowd erupted in whispers, the sound like angry wasps in my ears. Oliver's eyes widened in panic, but before he could speak, another voice cut through the chaos – the voice that had once meant home and family, now twisted with malice.
"Because he's been mine all along."
Adrian stepped forward, and the smirk on his face – God, that smirk. It was worse than any blow he'd ever landed in training. "Did you really think he could love you, sister? Look at you – trying so hard to be something you're not. Oliver needs a real mate, not some female playing at being Alpha."
The hall erupted in shocked whispers. Oliver moved toward Adrian as if drawn by gravity, their bodies fitting together with the natural intimacy that comes only from long pract
