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Eighty two

Author: Manuel Kyle
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

~ Isabella's POV

The room fell into a hush as I hesitated at the door. I didn't know what to do or where to sit, so I stood there awkwardly, feeling the weight of everyone's eyes on me.

Damien, seated at the head of the table, looked up as I entered.

"You arrive late and expect us to wait for you?" Damien's voice held a low growl, reasserting control. "Sit beside me. You need to learn your place."

I gulped and shuffled forward to sit where he had indicated. As I gingerly took my seat at his right side, murmurs broke out and I looked at the seat directly in front of me to see that I was seated directly adjacent to Luna Amber and she was staring at me with angry, cold eyes.

I was taken aback by the cold and angry glare in Luna Amber's eyes. I gave her a tentative smile, but she only gave me one last glare before pointedly looking away without reciprocating my gesture.

Not even when Alpha Damien took me in as his second wife had she looked at me that way. I wondered what could have hap
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