Everyone heard it. The entire castle.
Lena couldn’t believe Darius had done that to her — in front of his pack of wolves. As she limped through the halls, trying to conceal her pain, heads turned. Some whispered, some snickered, and some kept their eyes down, pretending not to see her shame.
Disgust twisted inside her.
From his balcony, Alpha Darius stood watching her. His sharp gaze followed her every step.
"My Alpha," Beta Cedric greeted with a respectful bow.
Darius didn’t turn around. "Returned?" he asked coolly.
"Yes... but with news."
That caught Darius's attention. He turned sharply, eyes narrowing.
"Come, stand with me," he ordered.
Cedric moved beside him, following his Alpha’s gaze. But while Darius’s eyes remained on Lena, Cedric's attention drifted elsewhere — to Milic
