Semua Bab I Took the Fall for the Alpha’s Mistress: Bab 1 - Bab 9

Sophia clearly wasn't expecting me to steal her lines.She blinked, then her face went dark fast."I knew it! Kane's got someone in the pack!"She was tall, strong, and famously fierce. If she actually swung, one slap could send a grown wolf stumbling."Told me he had pack business over Thanksgiving, turns out he was out there messing around behind my back!""Which one of you is it? Step up! I swear I will rearrange your face today!"Every wolf in the hall gave up all pretense of working.Phones lit up one after another.Some stood in the back watching the show. Some were already sending messages to other territories.Every eye in the room was on Sophia.And Evelyn was standing right in the middle of the crowd.Silver warrior uniform, hands clasped in front of her, biting her lip, looking like she had something to say but couldn't quite get it out.After a moment, she spoke. Softly."During Thanksgiving...""It seems like Viola was the only one who stayed with Alpha Kane to handle bord

Damian walked in wearing a sharp black suit, silver-grey hair slicked back without a strand out of place.But when he saw Isabella standing in the middle of the hall looking ready to kill, and dozens of phones pointed directly at him, the composure drained right off his face.Everyone in the pack knew.Damian held his Alpha position largely because of Isabella's family backing.Push Isabella too far, and one word from her could knock him off that throne.Damian hurried over, his spine instinctively bending a few degrees."Sweetheart, what are you doing here?""You could've given me a heads-up.""It's freezing outside, and you know your health isn't..."SLAP. Isabella smacked the receipt against his chest."You tell me."Damian glanced down at the receipt. His expression flickered for just a second.But the smile came right back."Babe, it's a misunderstanding. A huge misunderstanding.""There are pack members everywhere. Let's talk about this at home, yeah?""Home?"Isabella's eyes wen

Damian's face finally went all the way dark.He stepped forward, clearly trying to shut this down. "Viola, cut it out.""Phones contain pack business and private information. If we force an inspection and something leaks, who takes the blame?"I laughed right in his face."When you were putting me on trial in front of the whole pack just now, nobody seemed worried about privacy.""Or does the Alpha get privacy while regular pack members don't?"Low murmurs spread through the hall. More than a few wolves were looking at Damian differently now.Elena was still crying. She sniffled softly. "Viola, you probably already deleted everything ahead of time.""Acting all confident now just because you know there's nothing left to find."I looked at her. And smiled."Nothing to find?"I raised my hand and pointed at the receipt in Sophia's hand."Then check the Moonshade Inn.""Messages can be deleted. They can be faked. But the hotel guard logs and the scent imprints left by anyone who entered t

The hall was silent as death.The wolves who'd been whispering moments ago had all gone mute. Dozens of stares locked onto me.I looked at Elena. My voice was cold."Weren't you just saying it was suspicious that Damian and I were on comms late at night?""Then maybe you can explain why your voice shows up in his recording."Elena's lips trembled. The tears came fast."Viola, you can't just decide it's me because a voice sounds similar...""Voices can be faked. How do I know you didn't plant fake evidence to clear yourself?"Damian grabbed the opening. "Exactly. One comm recording doesn't prove anything.""Viola, don't drag innocent pack members into your mess just because you're under suspicion."I almost laughed."Dragging innocent people?"I pointed at the surveillance footage still up on the crystal screen."Then explain why I was receiving your pack orders in the middle of the night.""Why you had me rewriting the northern alliance terms. Why you kept me on border comms until dawn

Before the enforcement squad arrived, Isabella had already lost every last shred of patience.She stood in front of Elena, chest heaving, all the fury she'd been holding back finally detonating.Elena clutched her swollen cheek, the fragile innocent act long gone, looking like someone whose last disguise had been ripped clean off.On the other side, Damian was on his knees in front of Isabella."Isabella, I was wrong.""We've been mates for years. You can't really hand me over to the Elder Council.""Give me one more chance. I can explain everything."Isabella looked down at him. Nothing left in her eyes but disgust and the cold stare of a stranger."Mates?"She let out one short laugh."My family fought to get you the Alpha seat. My family gave you warriors and silver. I spent years shielding you from the Elders' doubts. And this is how you repay me?""You were meeting another woman behind my back. You had the whole pack covering for you. You were ready to throw Viola out as your scap