Ava's POV
I was sitting in my office reviewing pack business when Maria, one of my newer betas, knocked on the door.
"Come in," I called out, not looking up from the papers on my desk.
"Luna," Maria said, her voice excited with gossip. "Have you heard the news?"
"What news?" I asked, finally looking up.
"Diana Leslie is back," she said, watching my face carefully for my reaction.
I felt my blood run cold. Diana. That pathetic girl who had embarrassed me years ago was back in my territory.
"When did she return?" I asked, keeping my voice calm.
"Yesterday, I think," Maria said. "But Luna, that's not all. People are saying she looks completely different now. Beautiful, confident. Like something about her changed while she was away."
I felt anger starting to build in my chest. How dar
