She opened her mouth as if to protest, but I shook my head. “Sit.”

Anita scoffed. “Who gave you such a right? Olivia, you are a nobody.”

I ignored her, my eyes never leaving my mother’s as I pulled out the chair beside me. For a moment, she hesitated, torn between obeying me and the unspoken rules ingrained in her for years. And then, finally, she sat.

Anita’s frown deepened as she glanced at the triplets, waiting for them to speak. But they remained silent.

“Alpha Lennox, Levi, Louis?” Her voice sharpened with impatience. “Are you going to say something?”

I scoffed. “There’s nothing for them to say, Anita. As Luna, I have the authority to elevate an omega to a respectable status—and that’s exactly what I just did.”

Leaning forward, I met her gaze head-on. “I can even remove you from this table.”

Anita let out a soft, mocking laugh, as if I had just said something absurd. She tilted her head, smirking. “You seem… uninformed, Olivia.”

A frown crept onto my face. “What are you talking about?”

She took a slow sip of her wine, savoring the moment before locking eyes with me. “Tomorrow, the Alphas will take me as their concubine. Soon enough, I’ll be your equal.”