Mate's Vengeance
Celeste stepped closer, and Sera could smell her expensive perfume-something floral and cloying that probably cost more than Sera's monthly wages.
"What's your name?" Celeste asked, her tone shifting to something more calculating.
"Sera Blackwood, ma'am."
"Sera." Celeste circled her slowly, like a predator assessing prey. "You're new here. Two weeks, is that right?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"And in those two weeks, you've decided to involve yourself in matters that are well above your station." Celeste stopped directly in front of her, forcing Sera to look up. "This garden belonged to the Alpha's first mate. It's deeply personal, deeply painful. What makes you think you have any right to touch it?"