I blinked, stunned by his defiance. “Gabriel, I said—”
“I heard what you said,” he cut me off. “And I’m choosing not to listen to a weak, pathetic excuse for a Luna who has to use her body to get what she wants.”
The alley went silent. Even my parents seemed shocked by Gabriel’s outburst.
“What did you just say to my mate?” Alexander’s voice was deadly quiet.
Gabriel turned to Alexander, his expression hardening. “I’m saying what everyone’s thinking. She couldn’t get you to mark her before, so now she’s trying to f**k her way into your good graces. Just like she’s been trying to f**k her way through half the pack, apparently.”
I flinched at the ugliness in his words. But before I could respond, Alexander growled, “You should watch what you say. Defying your superiors in
