At the Hale estate, Luna Margaret was performing an old pack cleansing ritual over Isabella.
She dipped a bundle of juniper and rosemary into salted water, then brushed it over her daughter's shoulders. The herbs were supposed to clear away bad luck and any hostile scent left by outsiders.
"That ungrateful girl," Luna Margaret muttered. "After everything this family gave her, she's still trying to ruin you."
Isabella sat on the couch with her arms crossed.
"Is Eira really still helping the police? Even Sterling House took the settlement and backed off."
"The hotel settled its civil claim," Alpha Roger said from behind his newspaper. "Eira's statement is still on record."
Isabella rolled her eyes.
"Sebastian will make her change it. He believes me, not her."
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