Aria's POV
Walking back to my room became a daunting task. As the news had spread, the pointing fingers and sneering looks were worse this time.
I could hear the whispers of ‘w***e’ left and right. A few female pack members had asked me the same question that Claire had asked me with fake smiles and laughs.
I understood why they thought that way. There was no other reason that the Alpha King would want me, if not to be his w***e. It made sense in their eyes, but it still hurt because it wasn't true. I didn't want them to get to me, but it was impossible.
Immediately I got to my room, I quickly closed the door, and leaned my forehead against the door with a sigh.
Even though we had both agreed to keep our status as mates secret for security purposes, a small part of me was tired of the
