For a moment, Siena’s breath catches with emotions, mainly from the sting of old wounds reopening and her pride being pricked by the presumption that she only succeeded because she slept with Xander. How dare this woman imply such a thing!?
She leans closer to the screen, her voice still calm, but threaded with steel.
“For the record, you’re wrong. I didn’t have an easy life when I left the pack. Contrary to what you believe, I wasn’t handed the world on a silver platter. I had to rebuild my life in a world that wasn’t mine, build a new pack with strangers I had to learn to trust, instead of my old friends who abandoned me. I worked my ass day and night for my talent to be recognized and to be able to get to where I am right now. Don’t speak to me of struggles, Leah. You can’t ever imag
