CHAPTER 80: NIGHTMARE

VIKTOR.

I know the exact moment he sees Rowan because of the way his whole body freezes up and his eyes go wide like he has just seen a ghost.

Fear.

That is what I see in his face.

I wonder what is going on in his head right now.

The woman he was supposed to love and cherish, the one he betrayed in the worst way possible is right here, in his enemy's house, surrounded by the alphas he is trying to convince to join his cause.

Just how terrified is he?

I really want to know.

“Lo… Louisa?”

Huh?

Who is-

I see the way Rowan instinctively flinches, just a tiny start that no one would notice even if they were looking at her.

But I am looking at her and I know her well enough to read even the tiniest twitch.

Louisa.

That must have been her name before… well, before everything that happened.

“It is nice of you to join us,” I call out to him, effectively getting his attention on me as I move through the crowd. “We had almost written you off and started the meeting without you.”

A sneer breaks o