Chapter 25 Bonds Tested

• Isabella’s pov
• Later, when the house had settled into uneasy silence, I sat staring at the flickering firelight, the weight of the revelations pressing down on me. Vienna was my sister, an unspoken part of this fractured family, and her warning rang like a bell tolling a death sentence.
• I could still feel her eyes on me, the promise and threat intertwined. Cain’s claim was not just about packs or power. It was about bloodlines, dark magic, and a fate I was only beginning to understand.