"You deserved what Miles was going to do to you!" Isabelle shouted, her voice shrill with hatred. "You''ve been nothing but trouble since you came into this pack!"


    The room fell silent at her confession. Without hesitation, I stepped forward and pped Isabelle hard across the face, the sound echoing through the private


    room.


    "How dare you!" Isabelle shrieked, raising her hand to retaliate.


    (Ethan''s POV)


    I moved quickly, grabbing Isabelle''s wrist before she could strike Olivia. The fury in my cousin''s eyes was matched only by the cold determination in Olivia''s.


    "Enough," I growled, using my Alpha voice. Themand reverberated through the room, making everyone flinch except Olivia.


    I turned to Isabelle, tightening my grip on her wrist. "You will apologize to Olivia. Now." Isabelle stared at me in disbelief. "You''re taking her side? After everything she''s done?"


    "Apologize," I repeated, my voice dropping dangerously low.


    Olivia scoffed, pulling out her phone again. "Don''t bother. I''m calling Chief Garrison to report this incident." Victoria stepped forward, panic shing across her face. "Olivia, please. There''s no need to involve the authorities."


    "No need?" Olivia''s voice was ice cold. "Your friend just admitted to arranging my assault."


    "Isabelle has been through enough," Victoria pleaded, her voice softening with practiced sympathy. "Miles attacked her too, you know. After his n with you failed, he went after her instead."


    I watched Olivia''s expression shift as she processed this information. Something calcting entered her


    eyes.


    "Is that so?" Olivia asked, her finger hovering over her phone screen.


    Victoria nodded eagerly. "It was terrible. She''s still traumatized."


    Isabelle sniffled on cue, ying the victim perfectly. I released her wrist, disgusted by the entire situation. (Olivia''s POV)


    +15 Points >


    I studied Victoria''s pleading expression and Isabelle''s tearful performance. They thought they had me cornered, that I would back down out of pity or fear of causing more drama.


    They were wrong.


    "That''s interesting," I said, tapping my phone screen. "Because I have something you both should see."


    I turned the phone toward them, ying a video I''d obtained from the Crescent Moon Hotel''s security system. The footage clearly showed Isabelle being dragged away by Miles ckwood, struggling against his grip.


    But what made the video truly damning was Victoria standing nearby, watching the entire scene unfold before calmly walking in the opposite direction.


    "You saw her being taken," I said coldly, turning the phone screen toward Isabelle. "Your precious Victoria watched Miles drag you away and simply walked in the opposite direction."


    Isabelle''s face drained of color as she stared at the footage. Her hands trembled as she reached for the phone, needing to see it more clearly.


    "Vicky?" Isabelle''s voice was small, childlike in its confusion. "You saw? You knew?"


    Victoria''s perfectposure cracked. "Isabelle, I can exin-"


    "You let him take me!" Isabelle screamed, her voice breaking. "You saw what was happening and you did nothing!"


    Victoria backed away, her hands raised defensively. "I didn''t know what he was going to do! I thought you were just leaving together!"


    "Liar!" Isabelle lunged at Victoria, her manicured nails wing at Victoria''s face. "You knew exactly what he was going to do!"


    Victoria screamed as Isabelle''s nails drew blood from her cheek. They tumbled to the floor in a tangle of designer dresses and fury.


    (Ethan''s POV)


    I moved quickly, pulling Isabelle off Victoria. My cousin thrashed in my grip, tears streaming down her face as she tried to break free.


    "Let me go!" she screamed, her eyes wild with rage and betrayal. "She left me with him! She knew what he would do!"


    Victoria scrambled to her feet, touching the scratches on her face with trembling fingers. "Isabelle, please, you''re not thinking clearly-"


    "Shut up!" Isabelle spat, still struggling against my hold. "I''ve done everything for you! I''ve kept all your secrets!"


    A chill ran down my spine at her words. Victoria''s face paled further.


    "Isabelle," Victoria warned, her voice low and threatening. "Don''t say something you''ll regret."


    Isabelleughed bitterly, tears still streaming down her face. "Regret? Like how I regret protecting you all these years?"


    She turned to me, her eyes zing with a mixture of anger and vindication. "She''s been lying to you! Olivia never drugged you that night! It was Victoria who set the whole thing up!"


    *15 Forts>


    The room fell silent. I released Isabelle and turned to face her fully, my voice dropping to a dangerous tone.


    "Isabelle, what do you mean, Olivia didn''t drug me?"