Chapter 93

• ISABELLA'S POV ~
• My gaze was fixed on May, my gratitude for her unwavering support overwhelming me. We’d only just met days ago, yet she was defending me like a true friend, fearless and unyielding. May’s steely stare was locked onto Ivy and her father, a silent challenge in her eyes. My heart pounded in my chest as I watched Ivy and her father stare back, a venomous look in their eyes that promised harm and death.
• The tension in the room grew thicker with each passing second, like a suffocating blanket of dread, until Ryan’s voice cut through the silence. “Are we done here now?” Ryan demanded, his eyes raking through the room. The nobles in the room immediately averted their gazes, shamed by the weight of Ryan’s power and influence.