Raine POV
I can’t believe you, Liam. I can’t believe you chose outsiders over your own daughter. My voice shook even as I kept it low, because anger tastes better when it’s controlled. The Alpha’s eyes narrowed; for the first time all night they showed something like raw, dangerous heat.
Liam opened his mouth, the same old rehearsed defense already forming. “Raine” he began, all wounded pride and excuses.
“Raine forced this on us!” Bella cut in, too loud, too sharp, like she had been waiting for the perfect moment to launch herself. Her voice trembled with practiced outrage.
“She invited her grandfather and bullied the pack until they gave her my room. She practically terrorized everyone. She went to the Alpha and begged for justice just so she could steal the best room in the house!”
