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The warehouse was silent.Too silent.Luana sat on the cold floor with her wrists tied behind her. Her back rested against a concrete pillar, and every movement sent a sharp ache through her shoulders.Across the room, Carter stood near the only door.He had barely spoken since they arrived.That frightened Luana more than his threats.She watched him carefully.“You said Kyle is coming tomorrow.”Carter didn't answer.“Why?”Still nothing.Luana swallowed.“If this is about revenge, then just tell me. If you want to hurt me, do it yourself. Stop hiding behind other people.”Carter finally turned.His expression was unreadable.“You still think this is about you.”“I'm the one tied to a chair.”“You're not tied to a chair.”Luana glanced down at her bound wrists.Carter sighed.“Fine. You're tied to a pillar.”Despite herself, Luana almost laughed.Almost.Then Carter's expression hardened again.“You need to understand something, Luana. When Kyle comes tomorrow, things won't go the w

KyleThe moment the link between Luana and me went silent, something inside me snapped.I stood in the middle of the room, staring at the empty space where she had been only moments earlier.“Find her.”My voice was low.Grey immediately stepped forward.“We're already searching.”“Then search faster.”I turned toward the doors.“Seal every exit from Blackwood. Nobody leaves the territory without my permission.”“Yes, Alpha.”Grey hurried away.I followed him outside.The courtyard was already filled with warriors.Everyone was moving.Guards were checking vehicles. Patrols were being sent toward the eastern and western borders. Wolves were spreading into the forest.But none of it was fast enough.My mate was missing.And every second mattered.I closed my eyes and reached through the bond again.Nothing.My hands curled into fists.Then—A faint pulse.So weak I almost missed it.Luana.Nothing.I tried again.Luana, answer me.A faint sensation brushed against my mind.Fear.Pain.

KYLE “If you truly love her…” Smith's eyes remained fixed on me. “You'll kill her before the awakening is complete.” For several seconds, nobody moved. Then I laughed. It wasn't because his words were funny. It was because I couldn't believe what I had just heard. “You want me to kill my wife?” Smith's expression didn't change. “I want you to save your pack.” “You call that saving?” “She will destroy everything you have.” My wolf slammed against my chest. Kill him. I stepped forward. “You came into my territory, threatened my mate, and now you're telling me to murder her.” Smith's eyes narrowed. “You don't understand what she is.” “Then explain it.” “I don't have time.” “You have all the time you need.” I pointed toward Luana. “You're not taking another step toward her until you tell me the truth.” Smith looked at Luana. “She cannot remain here.” Luana's face went pale. “What?” Smith finally looked back at me. “Separate from he

Because he is the only man who can awaken what I spent my life trying to hide.I read the sentence again.Then again.The words refused to change.My mother's handwriting was unmistakable.My fingers trembled around the paper.“Especially Kyle.”I whispered the words.Kyle stood completely still in front of me.For once, the ruthless Alpha who had terrified entire packs looked as lost as I felt.“What does your mother mean?” he asked.“I don't know.”My voice barely came out.Carter stepped closer.“That's what I've been trying to tell you.”I turned sharply toward him.“You knew about this?”“No.”“Then how did you get the letter?”“I didn't.”His answer confused me.“Then who did?”Carter's eyes shifted toward the stranger.The older man lowered his head.“I gave it to him.”I stared at him.“Why?”“Because I promised your mother that if she ever failed to reach you herself, I would make sure you learned the truth.”My throat tightened.“She knew this would happen?”“She feared it.”

“I didn't betray you because I stopped loving you.”Carter's words hung in the air.I stared at him.My mind refused to understand what I had just heard.For years, I had carried the image of Carter choosing Michelle over me.I had blamed myself.I had wondered what I had done wrong.I had hated myself for trusting him.And now he was standing in front of me, claiming that the betrayal I had spent years trying to survive had never been what I thought it was.I shook my head.“No.”Carter took a step forward.I immediately stepped back.“Don't come near me.”He stopped.His eyes dropped for a moment before returning to mine.“I deserve your hatred.”“You deserve more than that.”My voice trembled.“You destroyed me.”“I know.”“You marked me.”His face tightened.“You knew what that mark meant to me, and you still used it.”“I know.”“You were with my sister.”“I know.”“You stood there while she became your wife.”His jaw clenched.“I know, Luana.”“Then don't stand there and tell me

“Maybe he’d marked me because he had been ordered to.”The words left my mouth, but I wished I could take them back.Kyle went completely still.For several seconds, the only sound around us was the wind moving through the trees.The stranger stood several feet away, his face hidden beneath the hood of his black coat.“You’re lying,” Kyle said.His voice was dangerously calm.The stranger tilted his head.“I have no reason to lie.”Kyle stepped in front of me.“You expect me to believe that Carter marked my wife because someone ordered him to?”“Not someone.”The stranger paused.“Your father.”My heart stopped.Kyle's shoulders stiffened.“My father?”“Yes.”I grabbed Kyle's arm.“Kyle…”He didn't look at me.His eyes remained fixed on the stranger.“Explain.”The stranger slowly lowered his hood.He was older than I expected, perhaps in his late fifties. A long scar ran from his left temple to his jaw, and his eyes carried the kind of exhaustion that came from keeping secrets for to