#Chapter 165: Betrayal

Kayla I stood frozen in the doorway as William’s cold eyes locked onto mine. I expected him to be startled, maybe even afraid that he’d just been caught, but if anything, he just looked… satisfied. “Well, well,” William drawled, his lips curling into a smirk. “If it isn’t the wolfless Luna herself. How convenient of you to join us. We were just talking about you—but I’m sure you already knew that, didn’t you?” Isabella whipped around, her face paling when she saw me. For a split second, genuine fear flashed in her eyes before hardening into contempt. I stepped fully into the cottage, my hands balled into fists at my sides. “So it was you,” I spat at Isabella, pointing a finger at her. “You were the one who was behind all those attempted coups in Bluemoon. You’re the reason Mason tried to kill me that day.” Isabella said nothing, her jaw clenched tight. But her silence was all the confirmation I needed. My gaze shifted to William then. “And you. You c