Chapter 6

Burning pain spread instantly. My vision blurred for several seconds. "I knew it!" a shrill, aged voice pierced my ears. "Glen's almost thirty and still hasn't found a mate! It's all because he's been seduced by a shameless little bitch like you!" As my vision cleared, I saw Glen's grandmother standing before me—a notoriously stern old woman in the pack. Her wrinkled face was contorted with rage, a wolf-head cane clutched in her hand. Glen was clearly stunned too, frozen, his face deathly pale. "Grandma!" He finally snapped back, grabbing her arm. "What are you doing? Who told you to come?" Eva rushed up behind her, wearing a mask of false panic. "Glen, I... I couldn't stop her. Grandmother insisted on finding Sophia..." The old woman shook off Glen's hand, pointing her cane at me. "She almost smashed the family bracelet I gave to your intended mate! A little girl who's learned seduction so young, slapping her is too lenient!" A crowd had gathered, their whispers like venomous