Voren calmly walked to the sink, turned on the faucet, and rinsed every last trace of blood from his hands. The crimson water swirled down the drain until it ran clear.
After checking that not a single stain remained on his suit, he straightened his cuffs with the same care he might use before a business meeting and strolled out of the restroom as though nothing unusual had happened at all.
His face revealed nothing, no anger, no guilt, no satisfaction.
The guests stared at him in pure confusion. Could Alpha Voren really have done something this savage? Looking at the calm, composed expression on his face, it seemed almost impossible.
Yet no one else had entered that restroom, and the two Alphas had already been carried off to the pack hospital. They were Alphas, after all, and if either of them died it would mean open war for whoever was responsible.
Across the hall, Seraphine watched Voren emerge. For her man, she only needed one glance to figure it out. A soft sigh escaped her as she opened their mind link. ’Was this your doing too?’
Voren didn’t bother denying it. Instead, amusement colored his thoughts, warm and unrepentant. ’Can we make the announcement now? I feel like kissing you.’
Heat instantly rushed to Seraphine’s cheeks. She lowered her eyes, looking completely helpless in the face of him. Her husband was merciless, when it came to her enemies and yet hopelessly, ridiculously in love with her at the same time.
She answered through the link, her voice steady even as her face stayed warm. ’I only have one more question for her.’
Before Voren could respond, Daisy’s bitter voice cut across the hall.
"I hate her." Her glare locked onto Seraphine with pure venom. "I hate Sera because she stole my place."
Yes, as kids, she had found Seraphine as a competition, craving the things Seraphine had but after the knowledge of the swap, venom grew where desire had once lingered.
"I’m the Beta’s daughter, but she took everything that should’ve belonged to me." Hatred twisted every feature on her face until she barely looked human. "And—"
Her words stopped abruptly. She bit down hard on her tongue, forcing the rest back. There was one secret she refused to reveal no matter what.
The spell that had erased Seraphine’s memories of Voren was the one secret Daisy refused to let slip, no matter how much pressure closed in around her.
If Voren ever learned the truth, he would despise her even more than he already did, and that thought alone was enough to keep her mouth shut.
No. She couldn’t risk it. If she somehow survived tonight, she would track down that witch again. There had to be a way to undo everything and take back what she still believed was rightfully hers—Voren.
Yes. With the Blood moon festival a month away, it wouldn’t be hard at all to convince the witch to swap her mate bond with Seraphine’s. It wasn’t wrong to want what belonged to Seraphine.

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