Faye walked away refusing to bask in the attention or the whispers that followed her. She had no interest in proving anything more, and she wasn't even in the mood to train anymore.
Bella remained on the ground longer than necessary, stunned, her palms pressed to the dirt where Faye had thrown her. She could barely believe what had just happened. It wasn’t only that she had lost; it was how she had lost...clean, decisive, humiliating.
She had been sure she would put Faye in her place, sure she would embarrass the newcomer and prove to the pack that Alexander’s choice of mate was unworthy. Instead, she was the one who had been humiliated in front of every pair of eyes watching.
"Damn you, Faye!"
Her chest heaved as she forced herself to stand, brushing dirt from her clothes in angry, j
