Chapter 34

Silvia The whispers started the moment I reached the classroom door—a critical undercurrent, sharp and merciless as I stepped into the hallway. "What a slut," came a clear voice from my left, where several girls didn't even bother lowering their voices. "Jumping from one Carter to another like it's nothing." Heat rushed up my neck and burned into my ears. I clutched my books tighter against my chest and kept walking, jaw clenched so hard it hurt. Keal growled protectively inside me. "Don't listen to them. They know nothing about us." This wasn't new. When I was with Zack, I'd already been the target of jealousy—he was the richest, most popular guy on campus, at least on the surface. As the former Alpha's son, he attracted attention, and by extension, so did I. But now? Now that I'd married his brother Alpha Sherman? It was a thousand times worse. "Hey, Brown!" A male student called out as he passed, his laugh crude and deliberate. "Planning to fuck your way through the entire Alpha Cou