Seraphina's POV
I pressed closer to the wall, my heart doing some kind of tribal dance while I waited for actual useful information about Lira's incident. But apparently, the universe had other plans.
"Speaking of which, did you see how Maxine's been eyeing the new warrior?" the first woman giggled like a teenager. "She thinks nobody notices—"
Are you kidding me right now?
My jaw clenched so hard I was surprised my teeth didn't crack. Here I was, desperately trying to piece together why Adrian had supposedly whipped an Alpha's daughter, and these two were dissecting Maxine's love life like it was breaking news.
The frustration clawed its way up my throat until I couldn't take another second of their gossip-fest. Screw subtlety. I marched straight into the kitchen.
"Excuse me." Both women jumped like I'd fired a starting pistol. "You mentioned Adrian gave Lira ten lashes. Why?"
