Chapter 6: Unwanted Attention
Lily Carter POV
I barely dodged the knife that whizzed past my head, embedding itself in the wooden wall behind me. It had missed by inches.
"That omega is a liar!" yelled a wolf from the back of the crowded hall. "She can’t be mate to an Alpha’s son!"
My heart raced as I pressed myself against the wall of the pack house. What should have been a safe place had turned into a trap. Someone had been waiting for us, just as Caleb had tried to warn us before the doors closed.
"Everyone calm down!" Aiden’s voice boomed through the hall. He stepped in front of me, protecting me from the angry crowd. "This is pack business, not a mob trial!"
Faces I’d known my whole life looked back at me with anger and disbelief. Some even showed disgust. All because of the mark on my wrist that I’d tried to hide.
Alpha Marcus pushed through the crowd, his strong presence making wolves step back. "What is the meaning of this?" he asked.
"The omega claims to have the Triple Moon Mark," someone called out. "She’s trying to trick her way into power!"
"I never claimed anything," I said, my voice shaking. "I tried to hide it."
Alpha Marcus’s eyes landed on my bound wrist. "Show me," he ordered.
With shaking fingers, I unwrapped the cloth Caleb had carefully tied just minutes ago. The three crescent moons glowed silver in the dim light of the hall. Gasps spread through the crowd.