For a moment, Dhalia froze, stunned by his words. Her father had never spoken to her like that before. Her eyes narrowed as she stepped back in disbelief, trying to swallow the burning in her throat.
“You’re blaming me?” she spat. “That mongrel deceived us! Raya… she never told us anything. She met my fated! She played us both! If she had confessed from the start, if she had just told me… ”
Rufus’s eyes darkened further, the red tint of his wolf bleeding into his gaze. “Stop blaming others for your failure,” he snapped. “Raya did what I asked. She did everything I demanded of her and more. Yes, she did not mentioned anything about Prince Kaius. But it was you who drove this into the ground. And mark my words, Dhalia—this is your doing.”
Her mouth fell open, rage twisting her features, b
