Chapter 71

Scarlett “What’s the matter?” I glanced at Kathleen who sat directly next to me with a heavy sigh. Kathleen rolled her eyes. “Those neighboring packs were starting to question you. They say you’re not leading on your own. That you’re only Lucien’s puppet. They don’t believe the rumors about how you lead the Nightshade, command them directly when they were about to get attacked by rogues. They just dismissed those rumors and says that whatever strength Nightshade has… it comes from Lucien, not you. That you were just riding on his cocktail.” I raised my brows and couldn’t help but chuckle. “It’s fine. Just let them be. They want to believe what rumors they want to believe. Anyway, they prefer to hear the rumors about me that aren’t true anyway. Just let them be.” Behind me, a chair scraped sharply against the tiles. Lucien had risen before Kathleen could respond. His voice was thunder when he spoke. “Who dares to fucking question her?” The air vibrated with the fury he was holding back.