Lina's POV
"Wendy is the type who acts gentle and knows how to play the victim." Victoria stirred her latte, voice detached. "She even worked as Marcus's secretary back in the day. He was young, being groomed at a branch office. That's when they met."
Her tone was flat, like she was talking about someone else's story instead of her own husband's lifelong mistress.
"The old Alpha wouldn't let Wendy into the family. Marcus cared about status and lineage, so he decided to marry me. Made me his trophy, his front, while Wendy was his emotional comfort. His only lover all these years."
I felt a pang of sympathy.
"Does Alpha Marcus know what Wendy did behind the scenes?"
"Oh, he knows. But he can't accept that the woman he loves is a calculating snake, so he pretends he doesn'
