Chapter 21: The Wrong Turn

Horror masks my face. I stutter. "Wh-What do you mean?"

"Alpha Zeke knew the moon goddess will reject his mate's child, so he sunk his hands into the dark to look for help. He asked a witch to bypass the goddess's curse and then he will dedicate his heir to their coven. It backfired when the plan fell through and she rejected the child on a night like this. The cunning witch returned for her cut. It was a life for a life."

I gasp as my shaking hands shield my mouth. Tears drop one after the other. What is really going on here?

"How do you even know all of this?" I sniffle, and my voice breaks.

Frida stares off at the green flowers and plants coating this patio. Her eyes are distant as she says, "Because Scarlett Burns is my sister. She's family, Mare. The alpha killed her."

I'm confused about what to believe. Drusila's voice in my head plays like a broken record. My trust is not sufficient for all the offers coming in. I can't tell who deserves it.

She continues. "He raised the s