LOGINLiora POV The room doesn’t move.Margaret Vale’s last words still echo inside my chest.“The man who raised you after your father died.”I don’t even realize I’ve tightened my grip on the letter until Darius gently touches my wrist.Not pulling.Just grounding.“Liora,” he says quietly, “breathe.”I do.But it doesn’t feel like breathing.It feels like preparing for impact.Selene steps closer beside me.Her voice is soft, careful.“You didn’t know there was someone else?”I shake my head slowly.“No.”My voice comes out thinner than I expect.“I thought… I was alone after my father died.”The words taste bitter.Because they are true.I turned to look at Ravenna.Ravenna stays near the back of the room, arms folded, watching Margaret like she’s trying to decide whether this is another manipulation or something worse.Cassian doesn’t speak at all.But his eyes stay locked on me.Like he understands something I don’t yet.Margaret exhales gently.“He never told you because he promised
Liora POV The place feels unusually quiet after the security deliver the message.“They said they are your real mother’s family.”Those words sit inside Liora like a weight she cannot place down.For a moment, i did not move.I simply stares at the door.Because “real mother’s family” doesn’t feel like news.It feels like another life changing without my permission.Darius steps slightly in front of her—not to block her, but to steady her space.His voice is calm.“Do you want me to see them alone?”That question hits me differently.Because for once, someone is not deciding for her.He is asking.I hesitates.Then quietly:“No… I need to see them.”My voice shakes—but it is certain.Selene immediately reacts.“Are you sure?”I look at my sister.“I’ve lived my whole life being told pieces of myself don’t belong anywhere.”I heaved a sigh.“If I keep running from every missing piece… I’ll never be whole.”That silence lands heavily in the room.Ravenna says nothing—but her expressi
Liora POVThe room does not move for several seconds.Elder Rowan’s words still echo in my mind.Accept or refuse the Alpha inheritance.I don’t even know how to respond to something like that.A moment ago, I was trying to understand my father.Now I am being asked to inherit a world I never belonged to.I slowly look around the room.I observe Cassian is no longer speaking.I notice Selene looks confused and shaken.I watch Ravenna’s face is tighten, like she is trying to calculate what this means for her place in everything.And Darius…Darius is watching me softly.That is what unsettles me the most.Because in his eyes, I am not a title.I am not a threat.I am not a weapon.I am just… Liora.Elder Rowan speaks again, breaking the silence.“This is not a decision that must be made today.”His voice is calmer now.He lowered his vioce.“But it is a decision that cannot be avoided forever.”He pauses.Looks at me directly.“The Blackwood Pack cannot remain without direction.”Then
Liora POVThe room falls into silence after Cassian’s shocking confession. No one speaks immediately. The weight of everything we have learned hangs over us.I look around the room.Cassian stands several feet away.I notice he no longer wearing the confident smile that had carried him through every confrontation. For the first time, I don’t see the man who destroyed my life.I see someone who spent years believing he had been forgotten.The realization doesn’t erase what he has done.But it reminds me that broken people often break others.Darius quietly steps beside me.He didn’t touch me immediately.Instead, he asks softly,“Are you alright?”I release a shaky breath.“No…”I smile sadly.“But I think I’m finally beginning to understand this family.”Darius’s eyes soften.“So am I.”Before anyone can continue the discussion, We heard footsteps echo outside the old estate.Several security enter first, followed by three elderly wolves wearing the traditional silver cloaks of th
Liora POVThe screen goes silent.But the name remains in my mind.The hidden heir.A person connected to my father.A person who believes I stole something from them.I look around the room.Everyone is searching for answers.But I feel something different.A strange emptiness.Because once again…My existence is the reason someone is hurting.My birth.My blood.My family.Everything about me has caused destruction.I whisper:“Maybe everyone would have been happier if I never existed.”The moment the words leave my mouth…Darius reacts.“Don’t.”His voice is firm.Not angry.But Afraid.Because he knows that thought.The thought that pain means you are the problem.Darius steps closer.He looks directly at me.“You didn’t destroy anything.”He pause.“People made choices.”“Bad choices.”“Selfish choices.”“But those choices belong to them.”The bond between us reacts.Not painfully.Not overwhelmingly.Just steady.For once, I don’t feel like I am fighting it.I feel supported by
Liora POVThe ground shakes beneath my feet.The entire building feels alive.Not collapsing.But Awakening.The hidden chamber beneath us opens slowly, revealing a place that should not exist.A place that has been hidden for decades.My first instinct is to step back.But something inside me pulls me forward.Not fear.But Recognition.Like a part of me has always known this place existed.Darius grips my hand.“Liora, look at me.”I do.His eyes are filled with worry.Not because he fears me.Because he fears what someone might do to me.I whisper:“What is happening to me?”Nobody answers immediately.Because nobody truly knows.We enter the chamber carefully.Inside are old documents.Symbols.Family records.And something that shocks everyone.A portrait.A woman from generations ago.An omega.The first woman who carried the bloodline.Dr. Lucien studies the writings.“This is not just a family inheritance.”Everyone looks at him.He explains.“The Blackwood family believed the
Selene's physiotherapy session begins with a clear goal:The physiotherapist looks at Selene and says, “We are doing sixteen steps today.Selene looks at the therapist dully. “It is already an ambitious target compared to where I had been only a few weeks earlier.” She and her therapist got ready t
Darius PovDarius attends a PR strategy meeting but remains partially detached throughout.He is physically present, responding when required, but his attention drifts in and out in ways that are becoming harder to control.Instead of focusing on business strategy, his mind repeatedly returns to fr
Liora's POVI couldn’t forget what Ravenna said; my mind kept thinking about what she said in the suite before leaving. She would rather not dwell much on that thought; Darius is now her past, and I need to focus on my present. I went to my motel room and counted the cash; it’s enough to get me
Darius POVGetting up from the bed to bed was like working through hell. Life has been crazy since Liora left the house. I feel total emptiness, though I didn't give my staff that impression. I don’t need any self-pity or pitiful glances. I tried functioning only through appearance. Work continu







