••• Isabella’s POV ••• My hands trembled as I clutched the letter. I reread it over and over again, in a state of disbelief. “Tina is with me. Come alone—no Alpha Kings, no guard, no one else. If there were anyone following you, I would kill Tina, and her blood would be on your hands. Do not use the royal pack’s car or taxi. Use the bus so no one knows where you are going. As a lowly commoner, you must be used to taking stinky buses amongst your kind. Remember, do not let anyone know. Or else…” The letter ended there, signed with a single alphabet. Complex emotions passed through me—rage, guilt, but mostly panic. I had to save Tina! If it weren’t for me, she wouldn’t be kidnapped. “Bella, let’s call mates,” Lacy whimpered. “Didn’t you read the letter?” I asked with annoyance. “If we

