(Siena's POV)
Watching Raiden kiss Lila feels like a searing blow, despite the years of rejection that should have numbed me to this kind of pain.
My wolf howls in anguish, clawing beneath my skin, restless and furious.
“I hate her,” she growls, low, threatening.
“I know, but we have all made decisions. These are necessary concessions. It’s almost over.”
She whines but says no more, and for that, I am grateful.
I don't let my pain show. I refuse to give them the satisfaction. Instead, I square my shoulders, schooling my expression into practiced indifference as I turn away.
"You deserve better than this," Rairity whispers fiercely beside me, her voice low but edged with barely restrained anger.
The words hang in the air, heavy with truth, but I push them a
