Chapter Hundred twenty-six

Maya’s POV

I don’t know what has come over me lately. I can't even pinpoint what's wrong, but it’s as if I’m spiraling deeper into a complicated mess of my own making. I used to feel lucky—privileged even—that Alpha Etan chose me to spy on Alpha Orion and Darius. He trusted me to manipulate Anita, to bring her close as a friend while ensuring Alpha Orion loses his power. That’s a task only the cunning can handle, I thought. Yet, here I am, feeling tangled in my own web.

At first, I was confident. Despite having no idea how I’d execute this plan, there was a part of me that believed I could make it happen. But I had no clue it would be this hard. Winning over Anita has proven almost impossible. I can't understand what happened to her; it’s as if she put up walls that are impenetrable. Once, she was my closest friend. I genuinely cared for her and saw her as my sister. Now, I can barely recognize the distance between us.

The day she announced her plans to leave, a void opened up in my c