“Alpha Greg, Alpha Nolan… good to see you again,” Killian said with his usual charm, his voice calm and commanding. Some of the Alphas had their mates standing beside them, looking equally curious.
When a few people asked who I was, Killian didn’t hesitate.
“She’s my woman,” he said simply, like it was the most obvious truth in the world.
And that was when they really looked. Their eyes shifted down to my neck, and when they saw it, the mark he’d left on me, their expressions changed immediately. The confusion turned into shock, and then respect.
There were nods, soft bows, and a few murmured “Luna” greetings that caught me off guard.
I tried to stay calm, to keep smiling, but it was hard. Everyone was staring. Everyone was whispering. The way they looked was making my skin itch.
Killian took a drink when one of the waiters walked by with a tray, but his hand never left my waist. Not even for a second.
“Are you okay?” he asked, leaning in just a little.”Yeah,” I nodded, even though I wasn’t sure.
A few minutes later, two men approached us with big grins.
“Alpha,” one of them said.
Killian smiled. “Beta Logan, Gamma Steve. You two finally made it.”
So these were his Beta and Gamma.
“What about Richard?”
“He couldn’t make it. Said something about wanting to woo his human mate.”
And they all chuckled.
Their eyes caught sight of me and they bowed slightly, but it wasn’t like the others. It felt… hesitant. They exchanged a quick look between them before one of them muttered, “Hope you haven’t forgotten what we told you.”
It was cryptic, said low, like they didn’t want me to hear it, but I did. And I didn’t like it.
Killian didn’t respond to them directly, just gave a short nod and sipped his drink again. Meanwhile, I was growing tired of standing there like some showpiece while everyone either stared at me or tried to decode what I was doing by his side.
“I need to use the restroom,” I said quietly, leaning closer.
He frowned immediately. “Now? Just wait, I’ll come with you.”
“It’s fine,” I whispered back, giving his hand a small squeeze. “I’ll be right back.”
He sighed, then gave in. “Okay, but don’t take long.”
“I won’t,” I said, smiling as he leaned in to press a soft kiss to my cheek. The gesture was so casual and sweet it made some people around us stare even harder. But I didn’t care anymore.
I turned and made my way toward the restroom, finally breathing out when I stepped through the door and into the quiet hallway that led there. It felt like I could breathe again.
Until I stepped inside.
The cold shock hit me instantly.
A full bucket of water. Ice cold.
It hit my chest and shoulders first, soaking my gown completely, making me gasp out in shock. I stumbled back, heart racing, my hands clutching my chest as I tried to figure out what the hell just happened.
Then I looked up.
There were three women standing there. Two of them I didn’t recognize. But the third?
I remembered her face so well.
It was Cynthia…
LIANA’S POV
Of course it was her.
She was standing there with her arms crossed, a cruel smirk curling her lips while the two other women flanked her like some designer-packaged version of the devil’s entourage. Her eyes traveled over me with open disgust, making my skin crawl. She looked at me like I was filth. Like I didn’t belong anywhere near her world.
She stepped forward slowly, dragged a perfectly manicuried finger along my soaked arm, then grabbed me harshly by the wrist and yanked me into the center of the restroom like I was a pathetic showpiece.
“Why are you so shameless?” she sneered, tilting her head mockingly. “Clinging to your brother like a desperate little whore. Do you even have any pride left, or did you lose it the second he spread your legs and reminded you what a good little family fuck you were?”
I stood frozen, lips trembling, and that’s when the first laugh came, from the girl on her right. Then the second girl followed, giggling like it was the most hilarious thing they’d ever heard.
Cynthia started circling me. “You seriously thought you could just slap on some glittery dress, get a pity mark on your neck, and suddenly become Luna? Bitch, are you delusional or just stupid?”
My throat tightened. I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t even move.
“Let me guess,” she continued, voice growing louder. “He told you he loved you? That you’re his mate? That you’re special? God, it’s honestly laughable. Do you know how pathetic you look, Liana? Do you really think you’ve won anything?”
She shoved my damp hair away from my neck, revealing Killian’s bite mark. “So he marked you. So what? He didn’t marry you. He married me. I’m the one who stood beside him in front of the Elders. I’m the Luna. I’ve been the Luna. You? You’re just the sad little girl who never got over her brother. Just a convenient fuck when he was lonely.”
Her words were like knives, slicing deep into places I didn’t even know could bleed.
“You’re not his equal,” she spat. “You never were. You’re not even in the same universe as him. You were nothing seven years ago, and guess what? You’re still nothing. Just a washed-up, used toy he decided to pick up again for fun. He’ll get bored. Men like him always do.”
“He’s divorcing you,” I said quietly, clinging to the only truth I had left.
She burst out laughing
“Killian? Divorce me? Oh, you poor naive idiot. He needs me. You think he’s going to throw away years of power, alliances, and status for what? a week little nobody who cries every time someone raises their voice? He’s running for alpha King. He can’t afford someone like you beside him. You’re a liability.”
I wanted to scream that she was wrong, that he loved me, but she wasn’t done.
“You know what’s really sad?” she said, pulling out her phone. “You’re still walking around like you have some dignity left. Like people don’t already know who you are. Wanna see?”
She tapped her screen and showed me.
It was the video.
The one from that night.
Seven years ago. The night he came into my room.
I saw my own face My own cries. My own moans. My hands in his hair. His lips on my throat. His body pushing into mine.
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