Chapter 38. A Taste of Your Own Medicine

Lumina POV

“Don’t you?” Her voice had changed, becoming softer but somehow more menacing. “Because from where I’m standing, it looks like you’re terrified of losing what you have.”

I started spreading peanut butter on the bread, focusing on making each stroke even, keeping my emotions in control as I replied carefully. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Your husband, your comfortable life, your position as the alpha’s mate. All of it could disappear so easily, couldn’t it?”

My hand stopped moving on the knife. Through the window, I could see Xenois pushing Riley on one of the swings while Ollie sat in the sandbox, still keeping his distance, his eyes watching with suspicious and a little bit of disappointment. Even in the playground, Xenois subconsciously focused on Riley more.

“Especially,” Sophia continued, “if people started to question your role as a mother. If they started to wonder whether you were capable of providing a stable, saf