Chapter 7: Feeding Her With Attention
Mirabelle’s aunt’s eyes widened in horror as she took in the sight before her. The tension in her features shifted, morphing into anger as her gaze fixed on Caspian’s grip on Mirabelle’s collar.
Her heart raced, and the realization hit: the Alpha prince must be furious.
"Mirabelle! What are you doing outside?!" Her aunt’s voice cracked, the words dripping with frustration. "Didn’t I tell you to stay up there?"
Mirabelle kept shaking her head, unable to explain herself, her thoughts a swirl of confusion and dread. She had no idea how to fix this.
Sally, standing nearby, plastered on a fake, sweet smile. "Why did you come outside, Mirabelle? To jeopardize my luck?" she asked, her voice dripping with false meekness, but there was a dangerous edge lurking beneath it.
Mirabelle didn’t respond. How could she?
The weight of her aunt’s disapproval, and Sally’s calculated words, made her stomach twist.
Her uncle, never one for subtlety, barked out his command, "Go back inside now! Do not spoil this for your sister. This is our chance."
"I apologize, Alpha Prince," her aunt quickly corrected herself, a soft edge creeping into her voice as she spoke to Caspian. "She will go inside now."
But Caspian’s voice, commanding and unwavering, cut through the chaos like a blade. "No."
The room went deathly silent.