Cara remained frozen on the steps, the bouquet in her hands crushed into pieces. Her hands trembled, eyes brimming with tears, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall in front of everyone.
She couldn’t cry. She couldn’t show weakness now.
Once Raven disappeared completely behind the curve of the corridor, the whispers and mocking laughter from the nearby maids grew clearer, more blatant.
“She actually dared to seduce the Alpha. Serves her right to be punished.”
“She’s gone crazy trying to become Luna, willing to pull any stunt.”
“Those flowers were planted by the Alpha’s father in memory of his mother. She dared to pick them, going hungry for a meal is already too light a punishment.”
Cara bit down hard on her lip, the taste of blood spreading in her mouth, but it still didn’t hu
