Mona POV I learned about the Beta’s report the way I learned most dangerous things now—too late, and through the walls. It was the morning after Alessandro had nearly killed Dargrel. The rejection sickness had eased into a dull, constant weight, but my body still felt like it belonged to someone else. I was in the guest room with the door cracked when I heard the low, urgent voices downstairs. Mom had already left for an early shift. The house should have been quiet. It wasn’t. I slipped out of bed, moved carefully to the top of the stairs, and listened. Lucas’s voice carried first—steady, formal, the tone he used when he was speaking as Beta and not as a friend. “—not an accusation. Not yet. But the scent change on Mona is consistent and strong. Combined with the Alpha’s recent behavior, the public incident at the school, and the state of the mate bond with the Luna, I felt the elders needed to be informed before speculation spreads further.” A second voice answered. Older. O
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