The whispers spread like wildfire, crawling through the corridors of the Moonlight Pack’s fortress like serpents. By the time the dawn cracked, everyone had heard it. The pup Gaia had given birth to was dark-skinned.
The news hit the elders like a hammer. Their robes dragged on the ground as they stormed through the hall, voices raised in outrage. Even the guards muttered curses, spitting on the floor as if their very pack had been defiled.
And when it reached Orion, the so-called new Alpha, he sat on the edge of his bed, jaw tightening until his teeth threatened to shatter.
“That stupid b***h,” he growled under his breath, slamming his fist into the mattress. “She doesn’t even know how to plan properly. Couldn’t even f*****g cover her tracks.”
His wolf rumbled in his head, half amused
