ALLISON'S POV
I could feel their eyes on me. The tension in the room was thick, and I wasn’t sure if they fully believed the story I had given them. I had told them that I’d given Wendy the necklace, but deep down, I knew they didn’t entirely buy it.
The Queen Mother had looked at Wendy with something far too close to suspicion when she first saw the necklace, and I had known in that instant what her plans were. It had been easy to read her.
I had to act fast.
Earlier that morning, I’d spoken to Wendy, telling her about the necklace and how I thought it might be enchanted to reveal the true mates of the Alphas. Wendy had taken the bait with no hesitation, and I had handed her the necklace, hoping she wouldn’t ask too many questions. But as I watched her wear it and answer the Queen M
