The silence that followed was absolute.
The expressions on my family's faces—a chaotic cocktail of confusion, terror, and sheer embarrassment—were nothing short of a masterpiece.
After a few agonizing seconds, Samantha managed to find her voice, though it shook. "Alpha... surely there's a mistake. This is just Emmy's lov..."
The next second, a slap cracked through the air. Samantha's hand flew to her stinging cheek.
"Silence!" Terence bellowed. "You will apologize to the King and Queen this instant!"
Samantha recoiled, tears springing to her eyes as she ducked behind Rodger.
"Alpha, please, you must be mistaken," Rodger said, his voice frantic as he checked Samantha's face. "The woman you're calling 'Queen' is my ex-mate. She's from our pack. If she were royalty, how could you not ha
