I hit the ground hard, the impact jarring my bones.
Alpha Adrian was still reeling from my demand to break our bond when Vanessa’s venomous words struck him like a bolt of lightning.
“Alpha Adrian, she’s tainted! Last night, she was with nine wolves, one of them carrying the rot! She’s filthy, ruined—a total mess! You can’t possibly still want her!”
Vanessa’s spiteful tirade poured out, jealousy and desperation clouding her judgment.
She didn’t stop to think that her words could expose her own crimes. All she cared about was making Alpha Adrian despise me.
The banquet hall fell into stunned silence.
Nine wolves in one night?
One with the rot?
True or not?
But then the question hit everyone: How did Vanessa know so much?
Evelyn’s face drained of color, her body swaying as if she’d
