Markus’s face twisted with disgust. “She was an innocent child, Sheilla. One day old. And you let your hatred of her father dictate her fate?”
“She’s his blood!” Sheilla spat, her composure unraveling. “You’re blind, Markus. Weak! You can’t see the danger you’ve invited into your home. I’m the only one who has had the courage to protect this pack from the likes of her.”
Markus’s voice dropped to a deadly whisper. “Protect the pack? By sowing division? By corrupting others with lies and threats? Tell me, Sheilla, how did you convince the head nurse and my Gamma to follow your lead?”
Sheilla’s lips curled into a cruel smile. “Simple,” she said with chilling nonchalance. “Everyone has secrets, your Majesty. The head nurse, poor thing, was covering up some... unapproved medication sales on
