Bonded to My Ex's Alpha Brother (by CalebWhite) novel Chapter 89

Chapter 89

Erin’s POV

The next morning, as I walked across Silvermoon Academy’s campus, I felt the familiar weight of stares following me. Groups of students turned to look as I passed, their whispers barely concealed. behind hands.

Curious and increasingly uncomfortable, I approached a girl from one of my classes who was giggling with her friends over a phone.

“What’s everyone talking about?” I asked, forcing a casual tone. ‘Share the gossip–I’m curious what’s

new.”

The girl looked up, her eyes widening with recognition. “Erin, haven’t you seen Lily’s post?”

My stomach sank. “What post?”

She held out her phone, and I felt the color drain from my face as I quickly opened the campus online group on my own device. There, with hundreds of comments already, was a post from Lily coritaining a photo of Mark and me laughing together in the Stone Group cafeteria.

The caption made my hands tremble with anger. “Our little Erin has found a new target! From the Pack Alpha’s brother to the Pack’s Delta. Wonder how she became the Pack Alpha’s permanent personal secretary?”

My fingers tightened around my phone, fury burning through me like wildfire. This was how she repaid my mercy yesterday? Enough. I’d tolerated Lily for too long, hiding behind a mask of politeness and forgiveness. No more.

I stormed into the systems building, my footsteps echoing on the marble floor. Students turned to watch me pass, their expressions ranging from curious to almost undisguised judgment. I didn’t care. Only one person had my attention now.

“Where is she? I demanded, my voice sharper than intended. “Where’s Lily?”

Several fingers pointed toward the central plaza, and I headed in that direction, the wolf inside me stirring restlessly. She was as angry as I was, pushing against my control, eager for confrontation.

I found Lily in the middle of the plaza, surrounded by her usual followers. She was laughing, carefree and arrogant, as if she hadn’t just tried to destroy–my reputation again.

“How dare you spread these lies?” I shouted.

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Lily turned slowly, a smirk spreading across her face. “Oh, hello there, Miss Erin. Or should I say, Pack Alpha Derek’s new secretary.”

Without thinking, I stepped forward and slapped her hard across the face, the sound cracking like a whip in the suddenly silent plaza.

Gasps erupted from the crowd, quickly gathering around us. No one would have expected me to resort to physical confrontation, especially against a Beta.

Lily’s hand flew to her reddening cheek, eyes wide with shock. “How dare you?”

“How dare 1?” I repeated incredulously, my voice rising with each word. “How can you be so hateful? Should I have done the same? Should I have taken pictures and posted them online when I caught you in bed with my boyfriend?”

Lily glanced nervously around, realizing her credibility was being damaged. These curious onlookers were now potential witnesses to her further humiliation.

“How did you even get that job?” she asked, changing tactics. “How does an undergraduate Omega become the Pack Alpha’s personal secretary? It doesn’t make sense.” 6

“If you want answers, go ask Alpha Derek himself,” I shot back. “Don’t try to humiliate me like this.”

Lily’s expression hardened. “I don’t need to ask the Pack Alpha anything. Someone like him would never give you such an opportunity. I bet he feels sick having you around. But you seduced his Delta, so he did it for his Delta. It’s because you’re nothing but a whore.”

My hand automatically rose to strike her again, my wolf surging forward in fury at the insult.