Secrets.

Isabella's POV

"Nobody knows this, not even my brother. That's why the first time you came, I panicked."

I recalled it, albeit fuzzily, how I saw him come in while I was scared, only for her to start pushing him out.

"Our pack and the red eclipse pack have had a connection. A long time ago, our father and the Alpha of the pack were brothers. It was on that basis that they were able to come here, into our pack." She said.

I processed the shock in her words, more relaxed as I watched her sigh.

"It was my brother, Leo, who took care of the arrangement when they came. Two years have passed since they came here." She folded herself, similarly to me. "It's been one and a half since Damian and I discovered we were mates." She said, voice only a whisper.

I was overwhelmed with the information she gave. "How?" Left my lips before I could stop myself.

Somehow, she laughed. Her eyes were distant, as though reminiscing. "We hated each other at first, even though we were mates. As we got closer,