Liora Ashwin.
“Hi, bestie.” The words tasted like ash in my mouth. Marielle stood with a wide grin, a friend I once had, but one day she was gone like the wind. Rumors had it she married a wealthy Beta from another pack; others said she had found her mate. I had hoped she would reach out; I truly did. I tried, and every time, the voicemail was all I got.
The way her eyes stared down at me, as if I were trash leftovers, her nose scrunched, and her lips curled.
“So, it is you,” she chuckled lightly. “You know, when my bestie Yella said the slut Alpha Kael picked up was from my former pack, I never would have thought it would be you. But seeing you here…” tsk…tsk. “You sure do keep up with your reputation, don’t you?”
What reputation! Benign, a nerd, and always saving her ass from drug me
