Chapter 27

Sibel’s POV

As Eileen stepped back into the room, her presence was like that of an angel, swiftly deflecting the tension that had been building between Cara and me. Her timely return had saved me from a precarious situation that would have undoubtedly blown my cover.

If Cara and I had engaged in a battle of wills, she would have been no match for my alpha strength, disguised though it was. But Eileen’s arrival prevented that inevitable outcome, sparing me from the disastrous consequences of revealing my true nature.

Cara immediately withdrew her wolf’s paw, the claws retracting with a soft snick as she backed away, her eyes fixed on Eileen with a mix of surprise and wariness. As Cara’s wolf form began to shift, her body contorted and morphed until she stood before us in her human guise, her chest heaving with ragged breaths. Her eyes, still flashing with a hint of feral intensity, locked onto Eileen for a moment.

Then, Cara walked toward Eileen, her movements eerily submissive. She sto