"Alpha Eryx, I apologize for bringing such a filthy woman into your pack," Morgana's mother says abruptly the moment Mira is dragged away.
Her voice, though drenched in shame, carries a rehearsed sharpness, the kind that knows exactly how loud to speak to appear distressed but not dramatic.
"Your pack would never have a person like her, I apologize again. I cannot stand the shame she's brought upon your pack and more to Alpha Theodore. She's always seemed innocent, and no one imagined she was such a disgusting, filthy young woman!" She finishes with exaggerated anger, her eyes darting briefly to Theo.
Theo's jaw tightens, but he doesn't look at her. His attention stays fixed on the empty space Mira had just occupied.
