Elena POV

She straightened up and composed herself, her face hardening, “I’ve worked very hard in this palace for over thirty years, and in all these years, no one has ever accused me of something as horrible as bullying or any form of abuse of power.

You can’t just waltz in here and think you rule the place, just because you got mated to the alpha a few weeks ago.”

Seeing that I remained silent, she became even bolder and raised her voice. “After so many years of serving ...