Gideon released her, giving her a gentle shove . Without another word, he strode out of the room, leaving her in the stifling silence of his chambers.
Adeline blinked rapidly, her mind racing as she processed her mistake. One thing was now painfully clear: she had landed herself on Gideon's dark side. Worse, the Luna Queen had clearly never spoken to him as she'd promised.
Why had she lied? Why use a "broken" Omega as a pawn in her games?
"Miss, you must follow me to the main hall," a maidservant's voice cut through her thoughts. "These are for you," she added, placing a pair of slippers on the floor. Adeline stepped into them, and followed the servant toward the hall where her fate was about to be rewritten.
As she entered the vast space, her eyes immediately found Jammie, the wolf who had lunged at her. He looked battered and terrified. Gideon was nowhere to be seen, but Micah stood near Jammie.
