Chapter 3
Not long after, Cecilia finally broke her silence online.
“I don’t know what I did to upset this young lady so much that she’d try to ruin me…”
A masterclass in playing the victim.
Then Alexis chimed in with his own public statement, short and venomous:
“I have no relationship with this woman.”
This woman.
That’s what I’d been reduced to. Not his
mate. Not his ex–fiancée. Just some random
woman.
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Soon enough, their loyal pack of friends came crawling out of the woodwork, flooding the comments with sugary lies and howls of support. They swore Alexis and Cecilia had been fated from the beginning–childhood sweethearts, inseparable, chosen by the Moon Goddess herself.
Then came the icing on the rotten cake: a so–called “bridal boutique employee” posted photos of Alexis and Cecilia trying on wedding attire, along with a receipt–signed with Alexis’s name.
They were doing more than defending themselves.
They were rewriting the truth.
They were painting me as the liar.
And the tide of public opinion turned fast-
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vicious and unforgiving.
“So desperate for a man you try to steal someone else’s mate?”
“Cecilia’s been posting about Alexis for years. This girl shows up now and plays the victim? Get real.”
“Disgraceful. Why can’t she be more like Cecilia? Rich, graceful, building her own brand… not some clingy wannabe Money worshipper.”
The trolls didn’t bother me much–Cecilia had been cultivating her image for years. Polished. Poised. Fake.
And sure, Alexis and I were done now. So technically, her claiming him wasn’t a lie anymore.
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As for their friends? Freeloaders and flatterers. They’d always resented me. Always hoping Alexis would drop the quiet girl from a less powerful pack and finally “upgrade.” I’d seen the way they circled him at gatherings–wolves waiting to pounce.
But what truly stunned me wasn’t Alexis. Or Cecilia. Or even the shameless fans.
It was the betrayal from the boutique.
I had signed the contract. I had paid for the gown. Alexis never transferred a single silver
to me.
And now they were acting like he owned it?
I called the boutique immediately. But the moment I gave my name, the receptionist hung up on me.
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I stared at the screen for a second, stunned. Then I laughed. Not because it was funny- because I was past the point of disbelief.
This was how they treated a million–dollar VIP client?
My fury rose like a storm beneath my skin. My wolf stirred, restless and itching to act. Without thinking, I grabbed my keys and drove straight to the shop.
The moment I walked in, the atmosphere shifted. The employees weren’t blind- they knew exactly who I was. But instead of greeting me, they huddled together, whispering and casting smug glances my
way.
“Get your manager,” I said coldly.
I had to repeat myself three times before
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someone finally emerged–a tall, thin woman. with a tight–lipped smile and eyes full of contempt.
“Oh. It’s you.” She gave me a once–over. “The delusional fangirl. What are you doing here? We don’t sell men, you know.”
Laughter rippled behind her. The staff were eating it up like a cheap reality show.
I didn’t flinch.
“Where’s my wedding dress?” I asked, my voice like steel.
She arched a brow, mock confusion in her tone.
“What’s wrong with you? Why can’t you stop coveting things that don’t belong to you? That dress was picked up days ago.”
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I took a slow breath, barely keeping my wolf in check.
“By who?” I asked tightly. “Don’t play games. I signed the contract, and I paid in full.”
Her smile vanished, replaced by something sharper.
“So what?” she snapped. “Alexis paid. You were just tagging along to help. Who knew you’d turn around and try to claim it? We even had to make emergency alterations to fix your lies. Absolutely shameless.”
The mental gymnastics left me speechless.
“You’re ignoring a signed contract,” I said slowly, “ignoring full payment–because someone told you I wasn’t the bride?”
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She rolled her eyes like I was wasting her time.
“Normally we wouldn’t,” she said. “But this is different. Cecilia is a Pack Princess. She wouldn’t lie. You, on the other hand? You looked more like a personal assistant than a future Luna.”
Ah. That explained it.
A Cecilia fangirl through and through.
But I knew the truth behind Cecilia’s so–called “wealth.”
Better than anyone.
Still, I didn’t want to make this about her. Not
yet.
Right then and there, I took out my phone,
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dialed Alexis, and put him on speaker.
To my surprise, he actually answered.
“Eloise? What, calling to beg? Too late. Enjoy the backlash–you brought this on yourself”
His voice was smug. Arrogant. Like this was all some game and he’d already won.
I didn’t waste time.
“You took my wedding dress without paying. That’s theft.”
He scoffed.
“Your dress?” he mocked. “The shop gave it to me. That makes it mine. If you’ve got a problem, take it up with them.”
Silence. For a breath, I said nothing. My
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heart didn’t ache anymore–it burned. Not with sorrow. With clarity.
Even after everything, a small part of me had hoped he might own up. Might act like the Alpha he always pretended to be.
But this?
This was beyond betrayal. They weren’t just lying–they were erasing me.
I looked around the boutique. At the snickering staff. At the manager who’d already made up her mind about me.
I met Alexis’s voice with the calm he didn’t
expect.
“Alright, Alexis,” I said, my voice quiet but lethal. “Remember this–you brought it on yourself. Enjoy the consequences.”
