Isabella’s POV
Morning came too fast.
My body felt like it had been stitched together with exhaustion, but I dragged myself out of bed anyway. Today was my first full day as Leon’s personal maid. No mistakes. No slip-ups. No letting my real self show.
I washed quickly, tied my hair up, put on the same simple dress the palace provided, and headed downstairs before the sun had fully risen.
The palace was already awake.
Warriors marched in tight formations across the training grounds. Steel clashed. Commands barked. Lycans shifted mid-strike, faster and sharper than any wolf had a right to be.
Today was going to be hell.
Perfect.
I collected the tray the kitchen maids prepared—four glasses of energizing juice the princes insisted on. A fifth one for the Lycan King. I balanced the tra
