Lila sat at her vanity, her fingers trembling as she brushed her hair, her mind spinning with fury and desperation. She had underestimated Ella. That frail, pathetic girl had somehow survived... and worse, she was now under the protection of the most feared Alpha in the region.

How could this have happened? How had that wretched orphan managed to escape her carefully laid plans?

She stared at her reflection, her eyes darkening with hatred. No. This wasn’t over. She wouldn’t allow it to be ...