ISABEL POV

"Thalia, come. Quickly." Marita had entered the boarding house where I was kept and rushed off with Thalia, who was having a conversation with me.

"Is something wrong?" I called her but Marita shot me a look that shut me up. That was harsh, how can she belittle me so much that she didn't consider me worthy of any explanation.

All alone with my thoughts, I started believing that indeed, there was a possibility of Marita being jealous of me being Alpha Xavier's mate. What becomes of me? I had lots of unanswered questions that I needed to answer. If she decides to move against me, I'll simply...