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10: Tainted
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2026-07-23 20:50:32
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Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 110. Illicit profits
Draven POV"Draven?" Dad demanded. "Tell me what's going on.""Nineteen years ago," I began slowly, "you launched an attack against a pack of wolves occupying lands rich in platinum and bronze. Do you remember?""Of course I remember. That's where we got the platinum for our refinery. And they weren't an ordinary pack of wolves. They were rogues.""Did you confirm that yourself?"There was a pause on the other end. "My Beta did."Gordon Voss. The evil baśtãrd.He had taken the report to my father, and my father had acted on it. Maybe too quickly. Especially when there had been something valuable beneath those lands—something he coveted badly enough to justify taking them.How many other reports had Gordon brought him over the years? How many accusations had my father accepted because his Beta had vouched for them?I stopped myself before my thoughts could run too far. No. I couldn't do this based on suspicion alone. Not even now. I needed facts."Draven, tell me what is going on." Da
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 109. Last night's reveal
Draven POVMy phone began ringing again after Layla disappeared into Travis's office. I ignored it. It continued ringing almost nonstop as she walked away, but I couldn't bring myself to answer until I reached my car. The thoughts of the past day crowded my mind as I sat behind the wheel. Too many things had happened too quickly, and yet one thing kept pulling at me more than everything else.The way Layla had looked at me this morning. The way she'd avoided my eyes as though looking at me had suddenly become unbearable. There had been something different in her, something unnerving. She'd been distant before, but this had felt deeper. Colder. As though she'd discovered something that had changed the way she saw me.Then Travis's words from the night before came back to me.'The Bronze Crescent is not yours. Take your hands off those fucking lands and let those people know peace.'I'd dismissed the words at the time because there had been too much happening around me. Layla was missi
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 108. The helper boss
Layla POV"Is your fiancé okay with your ex coming and going as he please? I told you to keep that guy away from here, didn't I?"I stared at Travis, wanting to ask him how he knew about my engagement, and exactly how much he knew about what was happening between George and me. But I decided those questions could wait. There were more important things I needed answers to first."How long have you been in contact with my brother?" The question came out sharper than I'd intended. "Alpha Darion."His expression barely changed."That is not what you call me. It's Chief Martin. And I've been in contact with him long enough."The calmness of his answer enraged me more than a denial would have.Before I could move on to the accusation I'd been preparing, he continued, almost as though he already knew exactly where my thoughts were going. "You and I never met when we were children. You're about to assume I knew all along that you were Beta Collin's little girl, aren't you?""You saw photogra
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 107. A hard trip to the boss'
Layla POVWhen I stepped out of my office, only Draven was still in the corridor. George was gone, leaving Draven standing with his back to me, his phone pressed to his ear as he spoke quietly. Unfortunately, he was positioned directly along the corridor leading to Chief Martin's office, which meant I had no choice but to walk past him. For a moment, I actually wished there were another route. I didn't want to see him, speak to him, or give him another opportunity to look at me with those eyes that always seemed to see far more than I wanted him to.I slipped both hands into my coat pockets and lowered my head, pretending to be absorbed in my own thoughts. I told myself I could simply walk past him. There was no reason to stop. No reason to acknowledge him. After all I already made it clear I was busy at the moment. I had already survived enough confrontations for one night. My mind was still trying to process everything I'd learned about my past, my family, Bronze Crescent, and th
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 106. Daddy vs. Fiance
Layla POVDraven was behind me.I could feel him even without looking. His presence seemed to fill the small space behind me, heavy and impossible to ignore. After everything I had learned during the past twelve hours, I couldn't bring myself to turn around and meet his eyes.I simply couldn't deal with him right now.Not Draven. Not George. Not the memories clawing their way back into my mind. Not the revelation that the man I'd loved seven years ago belonged to the pack that had destroyed my family.I needed time to breathe before I faced any of it.George had followed us into my office too. The two Alphas waited there while I took Aiden into the ensuite bathroom and helped him wash up. He was remarkably cheerful for a child who had spent the night waiting for his mother, apparently unconcerned that I had been gone far longer than I promised.A few minutes later, he emerged clean and dressed, his schoolbag hanging from one shoulder."Dad, I don't want to go," he complained as he pul
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 105. Morning of returns
Draven POV"Hey, buddy." My answer came automatically, my attention fixed on the entrance as the sound of the ambulance grew louder. I barely registered the child beside me as the doors opened and hospital staff rushed toward the ambulance outside. Then I saw her.Layla.For one suspended moment, I couldn't breathe overcome by immense relief. She walked through the doors on her own two feet. She wasn't bleeding. She wasn't being carried. There was no obvious injury. She was alive and whole, and the sheer force of my relief nearly brought me to my knees. I remained frozen in the chair instead, afraid that if I moved too quickly, I would discover this was some cruel trick my exhausted mind had created. Or I would make a fool of myself.Her eyes looked almost bloodshot, as though she hadn't slept all night, and there was something else in them that I couldn't immediately name. Clyde followed behind her, and George came in moments later. But I barely noticed either male because Aiden h
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