Chapter 42: Gambit
Eliana’s POV:
The whispers started as soon as dawn broke, spreading like wildfire through the pack. Everywhere I turned, I could see the sneers, hear the hushed conversations. Kael humiliated me in the worst possible way, and now I was a public disgrace. The very people I had once commanded with an iron fist now looked at me with a mix of pity and scorn.
I sat in my chambers, my mind racing. Kael’s betrayal was a wound that cut deeper with every passing moment, but it also ignited a fire within me. I felt used, discarded, but I would not let him have the last laugh, nor would I let this smear the image I’ve worked hard to build.
“Milady,” a timid voice called from the doorway. It was one of the younger maids, her eyes wide with fear. “The Alpha requests your presen
