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39: Crushed hope
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2026-08-20 20:09:57
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Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 127. The wrong parents
Layla POVThe memories were no longer warm. They only made the betrayal more painful.I stepped closer, though not enough to bother the warriors, but enough to make it clear that I was not afraid of her."No, Mrs. Voss. I didn't concoct lies to have you arrested. This is just what happens when you drug me and Alpha Hunt, then arrange for us to be found together. This is what happens when you put poison in a child's food for many years while she trusted you enough to call you Mom."Her expression cracked. Her eyes widened a fraction. For the first time since she started shouting, she seemed to have forgotten what she was about to say.It seemed she didn't know I had discovered that part of their crime. They thought this was solely about drugging George and me huh. "This, Julia Voss, is what you get for everything you and your mate did to me. For all the years you lied, all the damage you caused, and every piece of my life you took for your own greed." I leaned slightly closer, keeping
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 126. In the City of the Elder Wolves
Layla POVThe Realm's High Council occupied a massive skyscraper in the center of the City of the Elder Wolves, a territory that belonged exclusively to werewolves. No humans lived within miles of it, and no other creatures were allowed to settle there. Everything about the place reflected the authority of the Realm's ruling body. The imposing buildings that surrounded the tower, the heavily guarded entrances and the warriors stationed at every checkpoint.I expected the process of filing a formal complaint against someone like Gordon Voss to be difficult. Not only was he a former Beta of Arctic Moon. He now held a seat on this Council. I had prepared myself for endless questions, delays, and even the possibility that someone would try to discourage me before I could even properly register the case. Instead, once I completed the required forms and answered all their questions, the officials moved with remarkable efficiency.There were no unnecessary arguments. No one questioned my ri
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 125. The reckoning
Draven POVGeorge Hunt was the first to take action.After spending time with my family at the park, I drove straight out of neutral territory and headed for LongClaws. It was Sunday, but George was working. I suspected he had deliberately made himself available, especially after the looks he'd been giving me recently. He knew something. He had been asking questions about my pack and Bronze Crescent's history, and he knew Layla was originally from there. Whatever he had uncovered, it was clearly weighing on him.But that wasn't why I had come to see him, so I kept my questions to myself. He made no attempt to bring it up either. He simply watched me as I entered, his expression guarded, as though he was waiting to hear what I had to say before deciding whether I deserved even a moment of his time.I didn't waste it.I told him about Carla's confession, including what she had said about Gordon drugging him and Layla that night. I explained that Elder Charles Reagan had witnessed the c
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 124. The brother's notice
Layla POVWhen he finished, he carefully returned the documents to the envelope and placed it back on the table. His movements were so controlled that, for a moment, I found myself more unsettled by them than I would have been if he'd lashed out.I remembered the male who had appeared out of nowhere and kidnapped me in front of that restaurant. The fury I'd seen in him then had been unmistakable. Now, looking at his face, I could almost imagine that same anger gathering beneath the calm surface."Luca, he will pay for his crimes," I said quickly. "I'm taking those documents to the High Council first thing tomorrow."He only nodded. His jaw was still clenched, but he made no comment about Gordon or the evidence he'd just read. Instead, he said, "I've prepared a place for you two. It's bigger than this one. More comfortable."I stared at him.That was it? Not a question about the documents, not a comment about Gordon, not even an expression of disbelief at what he'd discovered. He simpl
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 123. The new uncle
Layla POV"You know him?" I asked Aiden, still surprised by how familiar he seemed with Luca."Yes. He's Mister Clyde's friend.""I'm also your uncle," Luca said before I could respond.I glanced at him, uncertain whether this was the best way to introduce them. Aiden had only just met him, and there was quite a difference between knowing someone as Mister Clyde's friend and suddenly discovering that he was family. But Luca had already made the announcement, so I decided to follow his lead."Aiden, he's right. He's not just Mister Clyde's friend. He's your Uncle Luca. My brother."Luca's expression softened. He looked at Aiden with a smile that seemed to hold more warmth than I'd seen on his face since we reunited. Aiden studied him for a moment, apparently taking in the new information, before accepting the introduction without any of the questions I had expected. Perhaps, to a six-year-old, having another uncle was simply something to be pleased about.Once they had exchanged a fe
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 122. The son's secret friend
Layla POVMy life had become one problem after another, each demanding something from me before I had time to recover from the last. Tomorrow, I had to begin the process of bringing Gordon to justice—a male I had once called Dad. There were statements to make, evidence to submit, questions I would have to answer about the years he had controlled my life. And then there was the surgery.I wasn’t even sure I wanted to go through with it.I had lived wolfless for all of my adult life until now. I had built a career, raised a son, and made a life for myself without a wolf. What difference would it make now? I had learned to live with the limitations, the insults, and the way some werewolves looked at me as though I were incomplete.But that wasn’t the whole truth. I wanted my wolf.I wanted the right to stand among my kind without being reduced to the word wolfless. I wanted people to know I wasn’t some ordinary orphan who had somehow managed to survive. I was Beta-born, a ranked she-wolf
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