Chapter 257: The Betrayer's Scheme
(Third person's POV)
Victoria Hartwell sat bound and gagged in the presidential suite's plush armchair, tears streaming down her carefully made-up face. Her black lace halter dress had been hastily pulled back on, but the elegant side bun she'd spent an hour perfecting was now disheveled from her struggles.
The silk ties around her wrists bit into her skin as she tested them desperately. Her stockings had runs from where she'd thrashed against her restraints.
This wasn't how her plan was supposed to unfold. She was supposed to be in Connor's arms by now, not trussed up like a criminal.
Her wolf whimpered in humiliation. The sophisticated beta werewolf who had orchestrated this elaborate seduction scheme now faced the consequences of her desperat
