“Don’t let Reed be expelled. Please, Seth,”
Seraphina was silent for a beat before finally saying, “Okay.”
My head snapped toward her faster than a blink. What? Did she just… forgive that bastard?
Cassius‘ pathetic face lit up like he’d just been handed salvation. He released her hand and turned toward Alpha Jude with a triumphant smirk. “Did you hear, Alpha Jude? Seth was just playing with Reed. It was between friends…”
My fists curled so tight my nails bit into my palms. I was seconds away from yanking him to the ground by his hair and smashing his smug face into the dirt. He was twisting her words, manipulating her-
“See,” Cassius went on, “it was just a game, so no need for expulsion-”
“When,” Seraphina’s voice cracked like a whip through the clearing, cold and thunderous, “did I say that?”
Silence fell like a blade. Even the wind seemed to hold its breath.
Cassius froze, turning to her in shock. “You–you just said okay-”
“You didn’t hear me completely, Alpha Cassius,” she stepped forward, drawing all eyes to her. “When I said okay, I meant ‘Okay, I’ll forgive Reed,” she smiled sweetly, stopping in front of him. “Your desperate loyalty touched me. It melted my hatred enough to spare Reed.”
Cassius grinned. “See! You said it again. Clearly this time”
“But,” she cut in, “with one condition.”
The clearing went quiet.
“What… condition?” he asked warily.
“That you will be expelled instead of Reed.”
Gasps rippled through the crowd. Even I was still.
Cassius stared at her like she’d just grown claws from her eyes. “What…”
She blinked, “Should I repeat myself?”
His face twisted. “What the fuck did you just say, you-”
Her sharp gasp cut him off. “Can’t take your friend’s place?”
“You-”
“So you can’t?” she stepped dangerously closer to him and glared up at him with her wolf eyes, “Then why the fuck you are begging for that pathetic shit of a wolf in front of me when you do not have the balls to sacrifice yourself for your friend?!” she growled lowly, as his wolf coward when her wolf appeared in her eyes.
“I am just…” he took his steps back as she advanced.
His expression turned ugly, “What the fuck did you just say you motherfucker ?!” he roared.
Her innocent expression changed with a cold stare as she growled, “Then why the fuck you are wasting everyones‘ time? Get the fuck out of my face and stand to the side so that the loser Alpha with a big dick can be handled properly.”
The clearing fell into a dead silence. But the corner of my lips curled up as I watched my princess putting a mutt in his place and having no mercy for them. Unlike other women, she had a heart that was diamond, precious but would make you bleed if you tried to play with it.
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