The onlookers grew even more rabid, closing in on my daughter and me step by step. Their mouths ran nonstop, dripping with pure malice.
"You two are so done for! Alpha Cael really is something, huh? His warnings aren't just hot air—they're actually following through on them!"
"Whoa, look at that! These two lying scammers are totally screwed!"
Catherine gazed at Cael with hearts in her eyes, her face alight with glee. When she turned to look at me, her expression was all smug pride, every ounce of her viciousness laid bare for everyone to see.
A flicker of surprise crossed Cael's face. He looked genuinely taken aback for a second.
Staring at the beast cart rolling closer and closer, he spat out the words through gritted teeth, thick with hatred: "Freya, did you call these people? Do yo
