*~ Hazel's POV~*
I held my head high. I had gone through too much in this life to let this break me. Why should this moment be any different? I wrapped my babies gently in soft cloth and placed them in a little basket. The maids she had left with me accompanied me to the carriage.
The ride wasn't long. It stopped before a large crowd gathered near a wide river or beach. People were diving into the water, laughing and splashing around. It was lively. But the moment I stepped out of the carriage with my babies, all eyes turned to me.
I heard them. The whispers.
"That's her… the wife."
"The shameful one."
They weren't even trying to hide it.
Still, I didn't flinch. Cyrius had humiliated me here, yes, but I've endured worse. This? This was just a drop in the ocean of everything I've survived.
I walked forward steadily until the Alpha approached me with a charming smile.
