Elara's POV
The words left my mouth and hung in the air like a thunderclap. “I’ll beat the s**t out of him.”
Silence swallowed the training field. Every eye was on me. I didn’t wait for reactions. I didn’t look at Veronica’s furious face or the stunned pack members who had finally gone quiet. And I sure as hell didn’t look at Thorne.
I turned on my heel and walked away, shoulders straight, steps steady even though my body screamed. My heart pounded with a mix of triumph and raw anger that burned hotter than any victory.
How dare they? Back in my pack, I trained every day to become Alpha one day. I earned respect through blood and sweat. Now here I was, forced into this arranged marriage, having to prove myself to people who saw me as nothing but a weak outsider. It made my blood boil
