Isabella POV
I watched smugly as my new Alpha stood stunned in the doorway of the ballroom watching my lifelong friend take charge. Rogues had defiantely been an increasing issue for her since I had left, she had said as much in our letters, but watching her now I could see the faint lines in her features that hadn't been there before I had left. I felt a twinge of guilt for leaving her, even it was for my mate. 'Izzie, focus. None of this is your fault. You belong with your mate, above all else, you belong with him.' I rolled my eyes and our eyes met for a moment and she smiled softly at me before turning back to the circle of men and women that had surrounded her. I felt a pang of jealousy as her brother Luke stepped up next to her taking the spot that had been mine since we were
