Public Confrontation.
As Isabella marched through the tall gates, the sun was low in the sky, creating long, jagged shadows over the DeVargas property. The assembled members of the pack went silent, their eyes wide with shock. Isabella was the first Lunetti who had ever attempted to enter their territory with such audacity.
She was quiet but full of unsaid rage, like a storm coming in. Murmurs echoed across the audience as warriors stiffened, hands hanging close to their swords. Others mumbled her name reverently, remembering the legends that portrayed her as either a traitor or a hero, while others identified her as the outlaw who had fled from prison.
Antonio stood in the middle of the group, staring at Isabella with icy eyes. His voice was as cutting as steel when he continued, "You
