ISABEL'S POV.
More tears ran down my cheeks as I followed Alpha Leo into the woods. His form looked tense, and the silence around us was deafening. I could feel Gwendolyn and Erica trailing behind, but I completely ignored their presence and continued to walk. The athemosphare itself felt tense. It felt as if the trees themselves were holding their breath, waiting for what would come next.
I clenched my fists, trying to keep my composure. Erica’s words still rang in my ears, but instead of fear, they fueled a determination I didn’t know I had. For the first time in my life, I wasn’t going to let her or anyone else dictate my fate. She thought she had me, she was wrong. I would get out of this one way or another.
Alpha Leo suddenly stopped and turned to Gwendolyn, his voice sharp and com
