OLIVIA’S POV“I just find it pathetic. You lost your title, your mate, and now you’re playing dress-up with Derek like a desperate little girl.”“Desperate?” I echoed, keeping my voice low and dangerous. “You really want to talk about desperation, Evelyn? Because from where I stand, the only one clawing for attention is the woman who keeps dragging my name into every conversation she walks into.”Her eyes narrowed. “Watch yourself.”“No,” I said, stepping even closer, my heels echoing against the tiled floor. “You watch yourself.”Evelyn blinked, momentarily surprised by the sharpness in my voice. Good.“You’ve manipulated, lied, and charmed your way into a position that was never yours to claim,” I continued, my tone calm, deadly. “You think that by lingering at Dominic’s side, smirking your way through council meetings, and poisoning people’s opinions of me behind closed doors, you’ve somehow earned something?”I tilted my head, letting the silence stretch between us before driving
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