Chapter 151

Christina's POV "He knows." Ysolde made a pained face. "He wasn't even angry, just smug, like he'd been waiting for this moment. Said he'd smelled other female wolves on Cassian all along." Not surprising. Emmett had disliked Cassian from the beginning, even though they ran in the same Alpha circles. Ysolde patted her cheeks, trying to stand up but slumping back down. "Let's go eat. The contractors are coming to finish up this afternoon. Once the shop opens, I won't have time to think about that useless Alpha anymore. I'm really over him." But her voice still trembled and tears still flowed as she spoke. I nodded, but I didn't believe her at all. Seeing my best friend this heartbroken triggered my protective instincts almost beyond control. I started visiting Sugar & Whim more frequently after that. Watching her closely. There were definitely signs of collapse. Her eyes were often red and swollen when she wiped down counters, her voice raspy when ordering bulk flour, her mind wandering