Chapter 14: Confrontations and Consequences
(Elina's POV)
The room went silent after the champagne incident, Seraphina's screech echoing across the grand ballroom. All eyes were on us. The tension in the room mirrored the storm raging inside me.
"You ungrateful little wretch!" Seraphina spat, her voice trembling with fury. Her makeup streamed down her face, mixing with the now-dripping champagne. "After everything my family has done for you!"
I couldn’t stop the bitter laugh that escaped my lips. "Everything your family did for me?" I echoed, my voice sharp enough to cut steel.
Her wolf bared its metaphorical teeth, bristling beneath her skin. "We gave you a home! Took you in when no one else wanted you!"
"A home?" I countered, raising an eyebrow. "You mean the Bell family gave
