A frosty silence enveloped the dining room as Beta Cleo and Sybille made their way out..
Clyde stared blankly ahead, his mind reeling, while Jace, Zane, and Natali exchanged anxious glances. Janice momentarily set aside her grief over the loss of her Beta and looked wide-eyed at the family before her, struggling to process the flurry of revelations unleashed by Sybille's outburst.
Joanna's face turned ashen, her eyes widened with shock and pain. Sybille's statements had mate it clear that their encounter wasn't just a chance happening. She gradually shifted her gaze toward Clyde.
"Could you explain to me what Sybille meant?" she inquired, her voice trembling with emotion. "You knew me well before our accidental meeting at Joyce’s. Why, Clyde?" Disappointment was clearly etched on her f
