Chapter 117

Wren's POV

The slap came with wind.

Sharp. Swift. Cruel.

Maura wasn't holding back. Not a shred of shame, not even with half the Northern Pack elite standing around us. She intended to strike me down in front of them all-to remind everyone that in her eyes, I was nothing more than a disobedient, ungrateful mutt.

The air thickened as a collective gasp rippled through the crowd. I could feel every g