Grace didn’t say anything to Arthur this time. Instead, she turned to the men who still trembled in fear, sensing the danger radiating from her.
“Take care of this body,” she ordered in an icy tone. “Make sure no one finds out what happened here.”
They hurried to obey without a word.
Then Grace turned back to her son. “Let’s go to the pack house,” she said smoothly. “After all, it’s time to play the loving mother again.”
The cunning smile that curved her lips made her look even more terrifying, and Arthur shivered to the core before silently following her back to the pack house.
*
When Isabella and Killian returned to the pack house, silence hung heavy in the air. The halls were deserted — everyone had long gone to their rooms after Killian’s message through the mind link that he had
