A few minutes earlier, Lindsey, Fang's stepmother, had been sitting at the same table as Selene, covered up and away from Fang's eyes. She observed in silence, exactly as she had been instructed by her son, the Alpha, to remain unnoticed by him.
Lindsey had once enjoyed many privileges as the Beta. Though that title had been self-proclaimed, one she had claimed for herself and another she had carved out for her son, Bane. But now Bane was gone, and with him went her insurance. Her standing in the village had no real foundation anymore.
Fang had dismissed her advice openly and stripped her of the title she had clung to. Now she was a nobody. And with Fang's mate returning, it only meant one thing. Her position as the lady of the village would disappear as well. Her seat at the elders' table. Her influence. She would be nothing.
