ISABELLA

Victoria stormed away from me, leaving me shocked. So, my brother’s mate is a murderer. That couldn’t be. That girl doesn’t look like she could hurt a fly let alone a person. I wondered if I could tell Isaiah what I had just heard, but maybe Victoria got something wrong.

"So easy for you to distrust our mate. Maybe it’s good she rejected us," Jas growled.

"I don’t have time for this or your mouth. I gotta find my friend."

I wasn’t sure I was ready to go back to the packhouse. So, I went to Zira’s parents’ house instead, and her mother opened the door.

"Isabella, this is...