Chapter 39: Does He Really Have to Torment Her Like This?
(Olivia Reed's POV)
"There's nothing to be angry about. When we were kids, every time you wanted to sneak off to the training grounds during lesson time, you'd bring me along, then tell Alpha Richard Gray and Luna Fiona Blackwell-Gray we were going to the Pack Archives to study lore," I said with a small, hollow smile. "It's not the first time you've used me as an excuse."
I watched Ethan's face carefully, noting how his confident expression faltered slightly. The takeout container of Braised Venison sat in my hands, still warm but completely unappetizing now.
Ethan shifted his weight, his amber eyes avoiding mine. "Little Liv..."
Vanessa hovered awkwardly behind him, her expression a mixture of discomfort and triumph. I c
