Amelia
My cheeks burned, but I kept my voice steady. "I assure you, Miss Violet, I know my place.”
"Do you?" She stepped closer, her expensive perfume suffocating me. "Because I'm not convinced. So let me make this perfectly clear." Her voice dropped to a whisper, but each word struck like a physical blow. "Xavier will be mine. Our packs will unite, and I will be Luna of the largest, most powerful pack in the region. And you? You'll be nothing but a servant in my household."
My wolf rose up in me, furious and protective. The mate bond thrummed beneath my skin, demanding I defend what was mine. It took every ounce of my control not to bare my teeth at her.
"The arrangements between our Alphas are none of my concern," I managed to say.
Violet laughed, the sound like breaking glass. "Oh
