“Mother?” Isabella gasped, her heart fracturing at the sight of the woman before her. “You... you are one of them?”She couldn’t find the words. It was a recurring nightmare; every time Isabella allowed herself to trust, the world shattered. First, it was her biological family, who had treated her like a slave and never spared a second thought before selling her to the bloodthirsty Alpha King. And now, it was Grace—the woman she had loved more than her own flesh and blood.In her darkest dreams, Isabella had imagined monsters, but she had never once thought of Grace as one of those evils. Please, Moon Goddess, she prayed silently, her eyes stinging with unshed tears, let this be a trick. Make it an illusion. A test. Anything but this.But as Grace stepped forward, her face twisted in a cold, mocking sneer, the prayer died in Isabella’s throat. There was no magic veil to lift, no nightmare to wake up from. The scent of betrayal was thick and real, and the truth remained stubbornly, cru
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