Aeon's POV:
Beta Evan's smug, mocking voice drifted through the door.
"What's there to be scared of? He's probably still out there groveling in the rubble, digging around like a stray dog."
"Besides, so what if he finds out? An Alpha who neglects his own pack for a woman? The elders were sick of him a long time ago."
"Evan, when can we stop sneaking around like this? I'm so done playing weak and helpless around him."
Susan whined, her tone dripping with flirtatious malice. Even through the door, I could picture her exact face—that sickening, fake, sultry expression.
"Soon. Just wait until he completely loses his mind, or runs into a convenient little 'accident.'"
"The elders promised me—as long as I help them keep Aeon on a leash and stop him from starting a full-scale war, I get to
