Elena POV
“We were all shocked when he brought you here, but when we found out you were a slave in your previous pack and saw how he treated you, we realized it didn’t matter even if you were his mate.
He didn’t want you but he was too much of a stickler for the old ways to reject you outright without you doing something wrong.
But I guess we were wrong.”
“I know there’s no redemption for me,” she lowered her head, her voice hardening, “but if I can drag her down along with me, it would be worth it.”
“She’s lying,” Vanya argued, finally finding her voice, “she’s trying to frame me up. Please punish her for trying to frame a royal Alpha.”
“A royal?” Draven repeated, raising an eyebrow.
She blinked open mouthed, “I-I meant an Alpha’s daughter. Please punish her for trying to frame an
