Chapter 23

For the briefest of instants, a familiar shadow of petulant rage flashed across Anna's face. Trained after all her experience, Beth caught the glimpse even though it vanished in less time than it would take to blink. Ah...a decade ago, she never would have been the wiser. Annalise had fooled everyone in her life for her entire childhood and had waited to make her move when it was too late for anyone to counter it, much less Beth who had suffered the brunt of her betrayal.

But now she knew.

"Noah White!" Anna announced before their mother could reply to the question. "He's from that powerful family in Gold Nation, practically second only to the Troy pack. Their family has unimaginable influence since they're so close. I mean, it's Gold Nation, so even their bottom pack would have been better than anyone from a weaker country, but our family's really privileged."

Typical. Anna had always been a braggart, but Beth and everyone else had written it off as harmless immaturity and nothing mo