NINE

Rumors had spread around the Manor about what had happened earlier. As Yuri and I went down for dinner, every other slave avoided us like a plague. No one sat next to us or talked to us; they could only stare and gossip, afraid to meet my eyes.

The only person who stared at me unwaveringly was the short black-haired girl from the training center, Lola. She stared at me with hatred and disgust, but the fear was visible in her eyes. As the blonde girl who had been whipped was one of her accomplices, I could feel her burn in anger.

“Come on, let's get out of here,” Yuri whispered. I was thankful; I wouldn't say I liked the extra attention I received from other she-wolves. I hadn't expected the alphas to react like that. I thought I was going to be punished, and not the other blonde girl. The punishment was quite harsh, and a part of me felt terrible for her.

Now, rumors were spreading, and I would hear people whisper about how much the alpha kings cared for me and how a thing like that h