Alpha Kennis glared at me, his silver eyes burning like embers. My heart raced, and fear gripped me. Before I could understand what was happening, Louis yanked my arm, pulling me into the garden.
"Diara, what are you doing?" he demanded, pointing at my necklace.
"A- Alpha Kennis, h- he sent it to me to wear it!" I stammered, panic rising.
"No, he didn't."
Kennis growled, stepping closer. Louis shielded me. "She thought you gave it to her. It's a misunderstanding."
When he said that, clarity struck me. Sofia was probably the one who had given me the necklace, knowing it would provoke Kennis. My breath caught as his words sliced through the tension. "Why is she wearing Audrey's necklace?"
Audrey?
"I didn't know," I gasped, trembling. I fumbled with the necklace, desperate to remove
