After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 81

Chapter 81

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The women all looked up, a gasp rippling through them. Ayla just looked over, smug. She smiled innocently.

“Elaine! There you are,” she said. “We were just talking about you.”

“All good things, I hope?” Elaine bit out. Then calmed her voice as she continued, “I simply wanted to ask you how things are going as the new Luna of the Wind Wolf Pack.”

Ayla’s smile tightened. “It’s been going peachy. Simply amazing. I love all my duties…”

“Right. Well, I was hoping you could answer a few questions, then? I understand there has been quite a bit of chaos that has cropped up, after I left that is. Do you have any sort of plans on resolving it?”

The women in the group now looked to Ayla. They wouldn’t ignore the fact they had also felt the repercussions of the issues plaguing the pack currently. They were curious.

Ayla struggled for an answer. Before she cleared her throat. “Lucas and I are hard at work resolving each issue as they arise.”

“I’m certain of it,” Elaine replied. “But I was thinking more specifics. Your husband has spoken publicly on them, has he not? What was it he said again, about resolving them?”

If looks could kill, Elaine would drop dead. Ayla was glaring daggers at her now. From behind them, Volk was watching with keen interest as Elaine navigated the politics of common gossip.

“If you would like to speak with Lucas on the issues, then you are more than welcome to,” Ayla said, trying to save face. Because she didn’t know. She didn’t pay attention to that sort of thing.

Her only focus recently had been getting back in Lucas’ good graces, not the drama circulating the pack.

“I’m not asking Lucas. I’m asking you,” Elaine said, swirling her champagne glass. “It doesn’t hurt to say you don’t know.”

Except it did. Especially in front of these other women, who would go gossiping around saying that Ayla didn’t know how to do her job of helping run the pack.

Ayla’s hands pulled into fists. “Says the woman who couldn’t even keep her position! Lucas abandoned you flat because you weren’t good enough!”

“No need for the insults, Ayla,” Elaine said calmly, tilting her head to the side. “I’m simply asking a question, I didn’t think it’d make you upset.”

Ayla’s cheeks reddened. Elaine wasn’t raising to the bait. It only made her look more foolish. She scrambled for words to respond but was coming up with nothing, all the while Elaine stood there taking a sip from her glass.

Volk approached. “Excuse me, ladies, if I might borrow Elaine for but a moment.”

The women nodded. Ayla just turned on her heels and stormed off into the crowd. Elaine walked back to the side of the room with Volk. He had an amused look in his eye, one that he didn’t try to suppress.

“I’m impressed. You kept your cool.”

“She wants a reaction. Wants to tarnish my name,” Elaine said, looking up at him. “Don’t believe a word of what

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Chapter 81

The women all looked up, a gasp rippling through them. Ayla just looked over, smug. She smiled innocently.

“Elaine! There you are,” she said. “We were just talking about you.”

“All good things, I hope?” Elaine bit out. Then calmed her voice as she continued, “I simply wanted to ask you how things are going as the new Luna of the Wind Wolf Pack.”

Ayla’s smile tightened. “It’s been going peachy. Simply amazing. I love all my duties…”