Leon’s POV
Howl Hollow. Noon.
“She tricked me!” Leon paced the throne room, biting his left thumb as he went on like a maniac. It had been ages since he last felt this overwhelmed.
“That little w***e played a fast one on me,” he snickered, even though his face was flushed with fury and his heart ached as if it were about to explode. “I can’t believe she had her own plans all along.” He turned to Diane, who was seated quietly at the far end of the room. “She played us.”
Diane was just as frustrated as Leon, if not more so.
“When are you going to stop all of this?” she questioned, her voice low and heavy with resentment.
Leon paused in his tracks to shoot her a quick glance.
“When are you going to stop obsessing over her? She’s gone now. Isn’t that what we always wanted?!” Diane flar
