Her words cut deep. My heart had already shattered, but somehow, it still bled more. Ever since Dad died, no one had truly loved me. Tati only came around when she needed something, and I was sure there was a reason she was here now.
I wiped my tears and tried to put up a strong front. She rolled her eyes.
“Y-you need something?” I asked.
“Well…” A smirk curled her lips before she dropped three things on the table: a card, a bottle of wine, and a small packet. “An invitation to the alpha’s birthday tomorrow. Simond won’t bring you, for sure, but I am inviting you myself because I love you, you know,” she said, feigning sincerity.
I grimaced. Everyone pretended to care about me only because they needed me for their own benefit. No one was ever genuine.
“You’re up to something, Tati.”
She sighed, dropping her pretense immediately. Twirling her hair, she flashed a grin.
“I want to get married. Unlike you, I want a secured future.”
“To whom? The Alpha?!”
“You sound shocked,” she said, smug. “I have to surpass you, after all. If not the beta, then the alpha himself.”
My eyes flicked to the bottle and the packet. “And those? What are they for?”