MasukSeraphina’s POVI stared at the screen, unable to believe what I was reading.I read the result again, then a third time as if the words might disappear if I looked at them long enough but they didn’t.I was going to have a baby.A scream suddenly escaped my throat.“Dad!”I barely recognized my own voice. My heart was pounding so hard that I could hear it in my ears.Within seconds, I heard hurried footsteps approaching my bedroom.“Sera?”The door flew open and Dad rushed inside. His face was pale with fear as he looked around the room before turning to me.“What happened? Are you hurt?”I shook my head but I couldn’t speak.“Sweetheart, look at me!” He hurried to my bedside. “Are you in pain? Are you dying? Tell me what’s wrong!”“Dad…” My voice trembled.He grabbed my shoulders, searching my face.“Please, say something!”Instead of answering, I held out my phone with both hands. My fingers were shaking so badly that the screen almost slipped from my grasp.He took it from me and
Seraphina’s POVI gripped the edge of the bathroom sink and stared at my reflection.My face looked pale and there were dark circles beneath my eyes. My lips were dry and my body felt so weak that I had to lean against the sink to keep myself upright.I had just thrown up again.What was happening to me?I turned on the tap, rinsed my mouth and splashed some water on my face. The nausea had eased a little but the strange feeling in my stomach remained.And then there was the perfume. I had bought that perfume for Dad myself. It was one of his favorites and I had never found anything unpleasant about its smell before today.Yet the moment he hugged me earlier, the scent had made my stomach turn so badly that I had barely managed to get to the bathroom before throwing up.I pressed my fingers against my temples.It had to be stress.For weeks, I had barely slept or eaten properly. I had thrown myself into work because keeping busy was the only way I knew how to stop thinking about Caspi
Laura’s povThe moment the door closed behind Maxwell, the smile disappeared from my face.I turned toward the dressing table and picked up my phone. After unlocking it, I opened the encrypted messaging application I used to communicate with Patrick.My eyes immediately went to our conversation and he hasn’t replied yet. I had been waiting for his response since the previous evening, but he hadn’t sent a single message.I frowned.Patrick knew how dangerous our situation was. He also knew I couldn’t afford to make mistakes especially with Maxwell becoming increasingly suspicious about the missing money.I opened the message box and sent another message.Have you discovered anything about the missing funds?Then I waited, a few minutes passed without a response.I was about to put my phone down when a notification appeared and Patrick had replied.“Don’t ask questions over the phone. We need to meet.”I frowned at the screen.What was going on with him?Since our last private conversa
Laura's POVI stood before the full-length mirror in my bedroom, adjusting the diamond necklace Maxwell had given me the previous evening, another expensive apology dressed up as a gift."Beautiful," I murmured to my own reflection. Anyone looking at me would have assumed I was a happy woman living out the privileges of being Luna. They wouldn't have seen the months it had taken to learn how to smile through every single thing I actually felt.Since becoming Luna, I had gained access to places Maxwell would never have allowed me to enter before. Confidential pack records and documents tied to projects he'd been desperate to complete before his reputation collapsed entirely.I had spent weeks playing the part perfectly, the obedient grieving wife who only wanted to rebuild what their marriage had lost. I let him believe grief had broken me into someone soft enough to forgive everything. He had become so comfortable with me that he no longer bothered to hide everything because he beli
Seraphina's POVHe sat, setting his laptop down on the coffee table. “Actually, I managed to secure hotel security footage through a few confidential contacts inside the building."My heart started pounding instantly.“You have the footage?”“Yes.”I moved closer as he placed his laptop on the table and connected it to the television. My father joined us, standing beside me as the screen came to life.The investigator opened several files.“This footage covers the exterior of the hotel," the investigator explained, "around the approximate time of the incident."My hands tightened together.“Play it.”He clicked on the first video, the clip loaded and there I was. I watched myself arriving at the hotel earlier that evening. My stomach twisted as I watched the familiar scene, then the investigator opened another clip as a man appeared outside the building.I froze immediately I saw him. It was the same man who had been in that hotel room with me.My breathing stopped.“That’s him,” I wh
Seraphina’s povI woke up suddenly and for a few seconds, I had no idea where I was.Bright sunlight poured through the curtains, filling my room and forcing me to squint.I slowly sat up and looked around the room, confused.When had I fallen asleep?I remembered lying down for the massage. I remembered thinking about Caspian and after that, everything was blank.Wait. What time is it?I reached for my phone on the bedside table.The moment I saw the time, I nearly jumped out of bed.11:17 a.m.My eyes widened.“What?”I stared at the screen again, convinced I had somehow read it wrong. It was already past eleven.That’s not possible, I haven't slept past seven in weeks. I couldn’t remember the last time I had slept that deeply or for that long.Then reality came rushing back, I remembered the investigation and immediately threw the blanket aside and got out of bed barely pausing to grab a robe, my bare feet slapping against the cold floor.I quickly left the room and hurried downsta
Tricia's POV "Where's that fat fool who calls herself the Luna of the pack?” My mother-in-law's voice cut through the pack house hallway like it was meant for everyone inside.I froze mid-step as heat rushed up my neck, my fingers tightening at my sides while I slowly turned.She stood at the end
Tricia / Seraphina’s POVI stared at him, waiting for him to laugh or to say it was a joke but Caspian didn’t instead he sat beside me waiting for my reply. “Are you insane?” The words ripped out of me, sharp and loud in the quiet hospital room.“Marriage? You want to marry me?,”“Yes,” he said si
CHAPTER 5Tricia's POVThe nurse looked genuinely scared and said this was a case of amnesia, but she didn't know why I was claiming another identity.She hurried off, saying she wanted to call the doctor.She added that the one who saved me had been among the guests at my husband's pack gathering
Tricia's POV"Tricia, what have you done!" Maxwell exploded, his voice shaking with rage."How dare you! So this has been your plan all along, huh? You're jealous because you can't carry a pup so you decide to kill another she-wolf's child!”"No, no," I shook my head rapidly, tears already blurring







