MIKA
I angrily paced back and forth in the tiny room they had given me outside the mansion. It wasn’t fair. I thought, by now, I’d be living in the pack mansion, rubbing elbows with Beta Lucas. I had a plan—get close to him, make myself useful, and maybe… just maybe, he’d notice me. But no. They stuck me out there, like I didn’t even matter.
I frowned, thinking of my parents. They were off hiding from loan sharks, using up all the money they’d gotten from Megan’s deal as the “Ghost Bride.” I clenched my fists. That money was supposed to give me a better life. But of course, they blew it all at the casino, as they always did. Now, I was stuck here with nothing, no position, no status, and worse—living outside the mansion.
I pulled out my phone, trying to call my parents. As expected, it
