All was still in the room, quiet and almost solemn, as if the walls were shocked by what happened. When the glasses were clinked, voices began to rise like a soft breeze in the room. Everyone looked between the locked doors and the woman who was nearby with a broken wine glass.
Sophia left the room and her emotions were not clear. She failed to enjoy the achievement, though many reasons existed for her to do so.
She had just displayed the vulnerable side of her enemy in front of lots of alphas and dignitaries. Even so, this had nothing to do with pride. The struggle was mainly over who had greater power.
Respect. Boundaries.
She turned to see Felix standing beside her moments afterward, looking up with a twitching mouth and a raised brow. “You didn’t let opportunity slip you by.”
She
