She nodded, the weight of his words settling deep within her.
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At the same time, in her room, Diana seethed with barely contained rage. Her hands trembled as she paced back and forth, replaying the scene from the training grounds in her mind. The humiliation, the whispers, the smug looks from the onlookers who had clearly sided with that... orphan.
“That damn girl,” she hissed under her breath, her eyes narrowing into slits. “She dares to humiliate me in front of everyone? The future Luna of this pack? Not if I have anything to say about it.”
She gritted her teeth, her mind spiraling with resentment. Bella had not only defeated her, she had annihilated her. It wasn’t just the physical loss that stung; it was the way Bella had remained composed while Diana had lost control, throwing
