Lila stepped forward. Isabella immediately moved closer to Alpha Sebastian.
"You tried to scare me with the Hale name," Lila said. "That might work on people who don't know any better. It won't work on me."
Her smile stayed pleasant.
"And Eira is here on Sterling business. Put your hands on either of us again, and this stops being family drama. It becomes a legal problem."
Isabella took another step back and bumped into Serena. Serena pulled away on instinct, then quickly covered the reaction.
Alpha Sebastian was watching.
She could not afford to look annoyed with his sister, even if Isabella had just picked a fight with the worst possible people.
Alpha Sebastian caught Alpha Killian's cold stare and turned to Isabella.
"Apologize to Miss Sterling."
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