Chapter 8

Hayley

A few days had passed since the dreadful party, and as each day passed, I grew even more uncertain about whether I had imagined the entire thing about Annie pushing me into the fountain, given how she had kept trying to get in my good graces. I wanted to believe that it was in my head, but some rumors were now spreading like wildfire within the pack.

The tension in the entire pack was almost palpable, and it felt like everyone was walking on eggshells around me. I couldn't escape the whispers that reached my ears, filling my mind with doubt and fear. The worst part was the rumor that Annie, the woman carrying my husband's child, a child who had now been branded as the Alpha's heir, might be my replacement as Luna.

It would have probably helped if I already had a child before all of this happened but with the fact that I remained childless while Annie continued to walk around in the pack, her hands on her stomach protectively, I was growing even more worried about the fact that