Chapter 82

• Celeste’s POV
• “You think I’m greedy for the Frost Family’s wealth? Where my money comes from has nothing to do with Elias—or any of you,” I spat, letting the words land like claws in the tense air between us.
• His reaction was instant. Elias’s face darkened, and the flare of his fury made the hairs on my neck bristle. “You actually have the audacity to admit it!” he barked, teeth clenched, wolfish instinct showing in the sharp cut of his jaw. “First, you staged a fake kidnapping, then you work at some pitiful job to make yourself look pitiable. And now—now that plan failed—you go cozy up to men to get what you want? How could the Frost Family raise someone so shameless?!”