Ashley's POV
The sugary facade vanished from Cecilia's face in an instant, revealing the cold, sharp edge beneath. Her carefully painted red lips curled into a sneer overflowing with hostility.
"I don't care what name you go by—stay away from Hebert."
At last, she dropped the act. Honestly, I felt relieved. I could deal with blatant malice better than fake smiles.
"There's someone in his heart," she stepped closer, her expensive perfume mixed with the bitter stench of jealousy wrapping around me like a serpent. "Someone he's loved for years. Even I—an only daughter of the Darkriver Pack's leader—couldn't replace her place in his heart. And you?" She eyed me head to toe, her gaze like she was inspecting some bargain-bin reject. "An Omega still carrying another Alpha's scent, o
