Chapter 17

"Is that correct? Do you believe that?" I asked him.

Scott shook his shoulders. "I saw the lady of the Pierce pack at the castle when I went there on the day that you woke up, so I guess it's true."

"There's even a rumor that the Alpha heir was truly smitten by the lady, so he immediately went to their home and asked her to be his Luna," he told me.

"They did it," I mumbled to myself.

My stepmother and sister finally achieved their goal of getting Lord Archer on their lane. Vivian is finally going to become his chosen Luna, and all that after he mated with me, who got tangled in their selfishness and mess. In the end, it was I who was left with nothing. After all that, it was my life that became chaotic.

I am the collateral for everything.

"Who did what?" he asked.

A heavy exhale escaped my mouth. "Nothing."

"Are you alright, Leila?" Scott asked me.

I mindlessly nodded. "I'm fine."

I trust Scott, but I don't know him well enough to share the truth with him yet. Moreover, it is better