Ellie's POV
The moment I stepped outside the villa gates, Rae was already waiting for me with that look, wide-eyed, lips pressed tight, a tote bag swinging wildly from her shoulder as she marched across the parking lot like a woman with a vendetta.
“Oh no,” I said under my breath. “She’s in Crisis Mode.”
“You!” Rae pointed at me as soon as I approached. “Do you have any idea how close you were to becoming a headline?”
“...Hi to you too.”
“Don’t sass me, Ellie. I’ve been running around this morning like a lunatic trying to clean up your mess.”
I blinked. “What mess? I literally woke up, had coffee, and told a powerful Alpha I wanted a divorce. You know. Light morning things. I thought we were going shopping?”
Rae grabbed my wrist and yanked me toward her car. “I had to pull strings,
