Mara
I sat in silence, replaying the chaos of the breakfast table in my mind. That room had seen its share of ugly moments—but today? Today was something else. I never thought Lucian would go toe-to-toe with his father like that.
When I first told him what Alpha Vander had said to me in the office, he seemed calm. Unbothered. I didn’t expect him to erupt like that, not in front of the whole family.
The truth is, I’d grown used to the insults. I’ve been called everything—gold digger, social climber, bought bride. It never hit too deep because I knew who I was, and more importantly, I knew who I was to Lucian.
But Vander's words... they stung. Not because they were new, but because he knew better. He wasn’t some outsider whispering gossip.
He was the man who forced my parents to hand
