Chapter 28

Kaia smiled victoriously. "Caleb Reyes has more money than brains. I got my bodyguards to track down the paparazzo who took the pictures, put some scare into him, and he spilt the beans." I simply nodded, my mind already racing with implications. "You don't look surprised," Kaia commented, studying my face. "Actually, I am. A little bit." In truth, I’d been bracing for Lyra’s hand in this after Griffin’s call. Caleb Reyes—Darius’s so-called best friend—never made sense to me. While Darius was driven and laser-focused like Lucian, Caleb was more like a modern-day Hugh Hefner, flaunting cash and collecting women like trophies. "What’s his beef with you?" Kaia asked, tapping her perfectly manicured nails against her phone screen. "Nothing personal," I answered coolly, though the truth was far messier. Caleb, like the rest of Darius’s inner circle, always thought I was an intruder—an omega who somehow conned her way into their Alpha’s life. I wasn’t supposed to be good enough for a man lik