Alessia:
By mid-afternoon, the whispers weren’t whispers anymore.
Warriors stopped talking when I passed.
Women pulled their pups closer.
Two Omegas turned their backs as I approached the water station, one muttering under her breath loud enough for me to hear…
“That’s her. The outsider. The curse. She is the reason behind all of this. No one is daring to speak out loud, but…”
My stomach twisted painfully as I forced myself to walk away without an answer.
Sage paced inside me, restless and tense.
Ignore them. They don’t know anything. They won’t be able to do anything to you.
I tried.
But it was getting harder.
Every corner I turned, another pair of eyes followed. Another voice lowered. Another scent soured with suspicion.
I carried a bundle of herbs to Grace, trying to focus,
