Chapter 40
Isabella's POV
Alpha Zachary strolled toward Richard and me with a smug smile spread across his face, the kind of smile that made you feel like you were the punchline to a joke you hadn't heard yet. His steps were deliberate, almost casual, but there was something in the way his eyes gleamed that suggested he found something particularly amusing in the moment, something only he seemed to know. The air between us felt heavy with unspoken words, and that grin—so irritatingly confident—seemed to mock us without a single word passing his lips.