Chapter 15

• Astrid’s laughter echoed down the empty hallway as she made her way back to her private chambers. She had done it. She had finally done it. Her plan, meticulously crafted by careful manipulation and calculated whispers, had worked flawlessly. Chloe, the naive woman who thought she could hold Kael’s heart, was now the laughingstock of the entire pack. The rumor had spread like wildfire—Chloe, the woman who had given up everything for a man who didn’t even care. It was perfect.
• Astrid leaned against the cool stone wall of the corridor, her eyes sparkling with cruel satisfaction. She could already imagine how Chloe would feel when she realized what had happened. How humiliating it must have been to stand there in front of all those maids, hearing her deepest shame whispered for the world to hear.
• The thought made Astrid smile wider, her lips curling with an almost maniacal glee. She would get rid of Chloe once and for all. Once the pack had turned on her, Chloe would have no choice but to leave the kingdom. It was the only way to salvage her dignity, if she had any left.