The murmurs began the second I set foot in the grand ballroom, every eye snapping to me like sharks scenting blood.
"She has some nerve showing her face here."
"Does she actually think she’s still Ethan’s girlfriend? How pathetic."
"Didn’t both packs already announce the engagement? This is social suicide."
"Honestly, she’s not the villain. Ethan cheated—everyone knows it. How is that her fault?"
The gossip washed over me in waves. I could
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