Eli's her boyfriend?
…?!.
Heidi shoots up from her chair so fast it scrapes across the marble floor. "Excuse me?!"
Sierra smirks. "What, did I hit a nerve?"
Her wolf is a storm now. "Say the word and I'll rip her tongue out through her teeth. How dare she try to bring you down at the expense of her brother's heart and happiness?"
Heidi clenches her fists so hard her nails bite into her palms. "You lying…"
"Enough!" Mrs. Castell slams her hand on the table, voice echoing like thunder. "You will not speak to my daughter that way in my house!"
Heidi turns to her, shaking with fury. "Your daughter is lying! You know she's lying!"
"Watch your tone," Mrs. Castell warns, chin raised. "You forget your place."
Lucan scoffs with incredulity. "This is insane." He steps in front of Heidi like a shield, facing his mother. "You're humiliating everyone here."
Mrs. Castell glares at him. "You will not take that girl's side."
