Elvira
I used to think betrayal would always come dressed in family and black. With something obvious enough to run from. Elyra had reacted differently last night when I told her about it, was it that she didn’t know? Am I really a traitor for siding with Morrien?
Today, my anxiety came with shopping bags and crumpled bills shoved into my hand like I was an afterthought. Ever since Alpha Jaxon claimed me publicly, I have not leaved the Pack Tower.
"Go get yourself something," Alpha Jaxon had said, barely meeting my eyes. Ronan will go with you."
He tossed the cash onto the bed like it disgusted him to even hold it. And then he left without waiting for an answer. For a few minutes, I just stared at the pile of money, my heart sinking deeper with every tick of the clock.
This was what I
