LOGINLaura’s POVI drove to the prison gates with my heart beating fast as my father had finally been released this morning. I had waited so long for this day. When I saw him walk out, my stomach dropped. He looked nothing like the strong man I‘ve known all my life. His face was thin and his eyes were dark with anger and bruises still marked his skin. “Father!” I called and ran to him and hugged him tight. He felt thinner than before.My father pulled back and looked at me. His eyes burned with pure rage. “That bitch,” he hissed. His voice was low but shaking with fury. “Seraphina humiliated me in front of the whole world. She made me stand there like a dog and apologize on camera. Me!”“She humiliated me!” My father roared, spit flying. “That fat, useless cow! She put me in here! She made me read that script like I was some common criminal!”“I’ll kill her. I swear to the Goddess, Laura, I’ll tear her throat out with my teeth. I’ll make her watch while I burn that company and the pack
Maxwell’s POVI could not sit still. I walked back and forth across the living room like a trapped animal. My body still hurt from the beating Seraphina and Emelda gave me. Every step sent pain through my ribs but the pain in my heart was worse. I kept looking at the clock. My mother and sister had gone to see Seraphina since yesterday and are yet to be back. They had gone to apologize to her and promise to bring back good news. Finally the front door opened and I turned fast. My mother and Vanessa walked in. Their faces were red and covered in tears and their clothes looked dirty. Their hands were red. They both looked completely broken.“Mother? Vanessa?” I asked. My voice was rough. “What happened? How did it go ? Did she agree to accept me back? Did she forgive us? Did she agree to talk to Caspian—?”My mother sat down on the couch and started crying harder. “What happened?” I demanded, panic clawing up my throat. “Mom? Vanessa? Talk to me!”It took twenty minutes to get the wh
Tricia/ Seraphina’s POVThe morning light came through the windows and woke me up gently. I stretched in bed and felt Caspian’s arm still around me. I smiled and kissed his cheek before getting up. Today was an important day. Today I will officially become CEO of the Montclair company but first, I wanted to handle one more thing.When we went downstairs for breakfast, the whole family was already there. My parents, Caspian’s mother, Emelda, and Patrick sat around the table. They were laughing about something. I sat down and took some food.“What is so funny?” I asked.Emelda grinned. “Vanessa and her mother left very early this morning. The maids said they looked exhausted. They cleaned the whole house like you asked but they ran away as soon as the sun came up. They did not even say goodbye.”Caspian laughed softly. “They probably could not face you again after cleaning like servants, good. They needed that lesson.”My father smiled. “You handled them well my daughter. They will thin
Seraphina’s POVVanessa and her mother stood frozen in the entrance hall. The moment I said they had to clean, their faces changed completely. Vanessa looked at the gray maid uniform like it was something dirty. Her mother stepped back with wide eyes.“We cannot do hard labor,” Vanessa said quickly. Her voice was sharp. “This is too much. We are not servants. We have never cleaned floors or scrubbed anything in our lives. Our hands are soft and our backs cannot handle this kind of work. You cannot ask us to do this.”Her mother nodded fast. She looked almost scared. “Yes, Seraphina. We came here to apologize with good hearts. We brought nice gifts. Making us clean like common workers is not fair. We are high status in our pack. This is beneath us. Please understand.”I stood there and looked at both of them. Old memories came rushing back, I remembered every single day I lived under their roof. I remembered the pain and the shame I went through, then I took a slow breath and spoke cal
Seraphina’s POVMy phone would not stop buzzing even after everything, Maxwell kept sending messages. The last three days had been a nonstop parade of unknown numbers, burner accounts, even an email from an address that was very obviously his. I sat on the bed and looked at the screen again as another message just popped up. I deleted and blocked the number, and a few minutes later he sent another long text with a new number begging me to convince Caspian to drop the charges.Maxwell: Sera… just talk to Caspian.I deleted it, then another message appeared before I could even lock the screen.Maxwell:I need you to talk to Caspian to drop the charges against me, everything I did was because I love you.“Please Seraphina. I am sorry. I promise to change. Give me one more chance.”I read only the first line and blocked the number then deleted it without reading the rest. This was the fifth new number he had used today. I put my phone on silent and smiled. Today was not about Maxwell. T
Maxwell’s POVThe emergency flight I took back to the pack had been long and uncomfortable. I sat at the back hiding my face, scared that someone would recognize me. We landed after two hours. My body hurts everywhere. I could barely stand, every single step hurt and my ribs throbbed. My left eye was swollen and almost shut.The kick Seraphina had landed on me still burned in places I didn’t even want to think about and every bruise decorating my body was another reminder of the humiliation I’d suffered.My head still rang from the plank Emelda smashed on me. I felt weak and angry at the same time.I had gone there believing she would come back to me but instead… She and Emelda had beaten the hell out of me before Caspian even arrived.My grip tightened around the steering wheel of the rental car as I pulled into the driveway of the pack house. I climbed out of the car slowly, hissing under my breath as pain shot through my side.I just wanted to get inside and sleep. Forget everythin
Tricia's POVFor a moment, I forgot how to breathe.This had to be some kind of twisted prank.My lips parted, ready to say something, anything, but before I could form a word, the room erupted into loud cheers."The Alpha has spoken!""She's perfect for him!""Now that's a true Alpha pair!"I stoo
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 POVThe moment my heels touched the ground outside the venue, my heart started hammering so hard I could hear it in my ears; my fingers tightened around the edge of my dress.chaos erupted everywhere as cameras flashed like lightning. Gasps rippled through the grand hall followe
Tricia/ Seraphina’s povI woke up the next morning with a heavy headache. My head was pounding, my throat was dry, and every muscle in my body ached in ways that were new to me. The sheets were tangled around my legs, and the sun coming through the floor-to-ceiling windows was personally offensive.







