#Chapter 180: A Mother’s Bond

Ella’s POV The party was still raging on downstairs, the sounds of music and revelry like an insult to my broken heart. It would continue like this all night, probably even until the sun rose. As for me, I must have been wallowing in my bed for the better part of an hour now, still wearing the stained dress. I thought about returning to the party more than once, even just in my Omega uniform to check on Anya and find out if everything had been resolved, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I knew what would happen; I would find out that Alexander had named Anya his Luna after all, that gossip was spreading like wildfire, and most of all… I would break my heart for the millionth time. No, it was better if I stayed in my room. Alone and safe where no one could see my tears. Just then, the sound of a key in the lock from the other side of my door made me lift my head. I looked up to see Lilith quietly stepping into the room with a small tray of tea and a fe