Veronica’s POV
The door to my chamber opened with a quiet creak, and two guards stepped in, bowing. “The Alpha wants to see you,” one of them said.
My heart skipped a beat. Finally. I had been waiting for this. For hours, I’d been lying in bed, pretending to be weak, my hands resting protectively on my stomach as though I were already nurturing a child that didn’t exist.
I quickly rose, wincing a little for effect. “Help me up,” I murmured softly. The guards obliged, and I adjusted my silk robe before following them out.
The hallways of the pack house felt strangely silent tonight. Everyone had been whispering since the incident earlier me fainting dramatically in front of the Alpha and his precious Luna. Oh, how perfect that moment had been. Elsa’s wide eyes, her trembling lips, the w
