Chapter 198

JANINE’S POV I had never felt fear crawl up my spine so fast in my life. It was sudden—like a bucket of freezing water dumped over my head—and in that moment, standing in front of the whole pack with everyone watching me, I felt it. That sickening twist in my gut. I couldn’t help but panic. This wasn’t how today was supposed to go. I had everything under control. I had planned it all to look like the hero. Natalie was supposed to be the traitor. Not me. I had planned it in a way that nobody would suspect. Everyone was supposed to think she was the bad guy? How did it backfire so quick? Why didn’t I think of this? what the hell was this verbena water anyway and why hadn’t I thought of it? Damn it. When she asked for the verbena water, my chest tightened. I tried to hide it—I forced my lips into a sneer, tilted my head slightly like I was bored and rolled my eyes. "She’s bluffing!" I snapped, forcing steel into my voice. "Trying to turn this whole thing around because she’s cornered." Bu