Chapter 163:Deadly Consequences

(Scarlett's POV) The faint echoes of those gunshots still lingered in my mind as I sat on the soft edge of my bed. My heart was beating faster than it should. I wasn’t worried about Daniel, but about what kind of trouble Roman could pull towards himself by taking it too far. I slipped my feet into the nearest shoes I could grab—fluffy slippers that weren’t appropriate for wandering in the snow—and rushed towards the hallway. The villa was silent. Too silent. My wolf, Cora, stirred restlessly under my skin. What happened out there? “Miss Scarlett,” one of the patrolling enforcers greeted, bowing slightly as I stormed towards the front. “Where’s Alpha Roman?” I pressed, even as my toes quivered from the cold radiating through the marble floor. The enforcer’s hesitation made me impatient. “Answer me!” Before he could respond, the front doors creaked open. The chill of winter wind poured into the hall as Roman and Hunter stepped through, bringing in a flurry of snow along with their