Chapter 21

Selene

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I sat on the bed, head in my hands. I didn’t usually care what the pack members thought about me being here, but this photo? This was a whole other level of drama.

They were calling me every name in the book.

“This is all your fault – yours and your precious Ruby’s,” I muttered, cursing Kane under my breath.

My phone lit up with Magnus’s call. As much as I wanted to answer, I hesitated.

“Great. Magnus probably saw the mess already.”

I let it go to voicemail and got ready to head out. But he called again as I was walking out.

This time I picked up, but before I could say anything, Magnus jumped in: “Did that jerk do something to you?”

I debated whether to tell him what really went down.

“Magnus, we just talked. That’s all.”

“Bull! I saw that picture! Where did that creep take you? How dare he put his hands on you?”

“Magnus, chill. Axel’s here with me.”

“Yeah, and where was he when that jerk dragged you off somewhere? Tell me straight up – did he do anything? Did he get out of line?”

I swallowed hard, staying quiet.

“Hello? You still there?”

“Yeah, I’m listening.”

“Then answer me.”

I’m fine, really. I’ll be home soon.”

on me. I

“It’s fine, Magnus.”

about Dr. Grayson? Did you meet him?”

he said he’d invite me over

was obviously trying to

out for me like this for years now. He

that’s why I came here in the first place. Hey, did you hear about the

talk about that

“Okay.”

up, I headed out into the hallway. People were already giving me looks – guess they’d

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to ignore them, but my mind kept going back to last night. The way Kane just barged into my room, questioning me like he still had some claim

gave me the right to ask where he was or why he didn’t come home. His

his deal

couldn’t handle seeing me doing fine without him.

lobby, trying to sort through my thoughts, when

“Ms. Selene, congratulations!”

gave her a blank look.

when she realized I had no clue

Axel’s posts. Congrats

someone in the pack.

My jaw dropped.

posted a public statement saying I was his fiancée and we’d be getting married soon.

didn’t see that coming. But I got why he did it –

comments were blowing up about how lucky I was to have a Beta like Axel

me.

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