Reina’s instinct told her to look for William’s reaction. In the back of her mind, there was still a lingering thought of a minuscule possibility that William had feelings for Ailyn. She’s still the original heroine anyway. But when she saw the flicker of shock and concern in his eyes, her heart started to beat faster because of simmering anger.
“Are you concerned about her? Do you want to rescue her?” She couldn’t help but ask.
William smiled sheepishly when he heard the jealousy in her tone. “You know that I consider her one of my friends, right? Besides, I think Brandon’s plan is unfair to her. She’s the victim here.”
Her eyebrows arched upward because of discontentment. “Who knows? Maybe she knew it all along and she’s desperate enough to hang on a rotten thread instead of working a
