Josie
I didn't wait for Ruby to finish her sentence before my voice cracked through the room.
"What did you just say to me?" I demanded, anger curling inside my chest like smoke trapped beneath glass.
Ruby didn't even flinch. She just stood there, her arms folded, her face strangely calm—as if she had rehearsed this confrontation. "I said what I needed to say, Josie," she replied, her voice clipped but firm. "I never wanted to be the one to tell you this, but you're a bag of trouble. Everywhere you go, chaos follows."
Her words struck like a slap. "You should learn to watch your mouth," I said sharply, my voice trembling not from fear but from fury. "You forget who you're talking to."
Ruby's lip curled. "Oh, I remember exactly who I'm talking to. The woman who claims she'll be Luna someday, yet can't even control herself—or her powers. You don't even know how to handle the three Alphas, Josie. How do you expect to lead anyone?"
