ログインThose four words carried more pain than anything else he had said. And it was very clear now that Carlisle wasn’t afraid of facing Victoria.Rather, he was afraid he never would.If she chose never to return to the pack, there would be no chance for him to apologize or give a clear explanation.No chance to ask for forgiveness.Only a lifetime spent wondering what might have been.Sylas allowed the silence to stretch before finally speaking again. He offered no empty comfort because there were wounds that words simply could not reach.Instead, he began his report.“Unfortunately, every lead we’ve followed has ended the same way.”He folded his hands together.“The trail stops with the omega attendant who died in the dungeon… and Beta Marcus, who disappeared not long afterward.”Carlisle remained silent, giving him his full attention.“The omega was involved in something suspicious,” Sylas continued, choosing every word with care. “But we’ve found nothing that directly connects Miss R
After sending the assistant back inside, Sylas remained outside the clinic for a while, letting the quiet settle around him.From where he stood, he could hear the old pack doctor and the healer questioning the young assistant. Since Sylas had assured him he would not be punished for speaking honestly, the young man no longer tried to protect anyone. He recounted everything in careful detail, beginning with his encounter with Raquel’s attendant and ending with the terrifying moment he regained consciousness inside the locked storage room.As each piece fell into place, the expressions on the doctor and the healer slowly changed.Concern became disbelief.Disbelief gave way to unease.Neither of them had expected the truth to be this ugly.It also became painfully clear that Sylas had already walked several steps ahead of them. He had questioned the assistant before bringing him back, which meant he had uncovered things he wasn’t prepared to reveal yet. There was no reason for them to
Sylas desperately wanted to know whether there were still wolves inside this pack willing to stand by the truth, even when doing so came with a price.Lately, that question had begun troubling him more than anything else.Ever since Victoria disappeared, something inside the pack had slowly started changing.People didn’t notice it because it happened little by little.They listened to Raquel now, believed her, and even defended her before asking questions. Without even realizing it, they had all begun seeing every situation through the version she presented.It was almost frightening how naturally it had happened.Sylas couldn’t allow it to continue because this pack wasn’t built by outsiders.It belonged to the wolves who had sacrificed their lives for it, protected it, and called it home long before Raquel ever appeared.Victoria had been one of those people.She had given this pack everything she had.She carried burdens that should never have belonged to her, stood beside Carlisl
The assistant slowly lifted his head to meet Sylas’s eyes, but the words refused to come easily. His lips parted several times before he finally found his voice.“When I woke up, I was locked inside the storage room. I tried to force the door open, but I was too weak. I could barely stay on my feet. I kept shouting for help again and again, but nobody came. I don’t even know how long I was trapped in there.”He lowered his gaze, his shoulders slumping beneath the weight of frustration and embarrassment.At first, he had blamed himself. The clinic had been overwhelmed for days, and everyone had been running on little sleep. He assumed his body had finally reached its limit and given out from exhaustion.But the more he replayed those moments in his mind, the more impossible that explanation became.Exhaustion didn’t strike like lightning.It crept in slowly.You felt your body growing weaker, your thoughts becoming sluggish, your limbs growing heavier with every passing hour.That wasn
Victoria had already endured more pain than anyone deserved. She wasn’t manipulative and neither was she someone who schemed behind people’s backs. She had always been honest, gentle, and compassionate. Whenever the old doctor looked at her, she reminded him of a ripe persimmon. Sweet, soft, and so gentle that almost anyone could leave a bruise without even realizing it. That was exactly why he worried so much about her. Raquel was nothing like Victoria. Neither he nor the healer could fully explain why they felt that way, but both of them had begun noticing the same pattern. Something about Raquel’s gentle smile never quite reached her eyes. She always sounded sincere, yet every sentence seemed carefully arranged to guide people toward a conclusion she wanted them to reach. She rarely told outright lies. Instead, she would adjust the truth ever so slightly until everyone else connected the dots exactly as she intended. That made her far more dangerous than someone who lied op
The healer slowly clenched her hands into fists. As both a woman and someone who had witnessed the entire tragedy from beginning to end, she couldn’t silence the feeling growing inside her. Raquel’s concern hadn’t sounded real. Every sentence she spoke felt carefully prepared, as though she had rehearsed it long before this night. The more the healer thought about it, the more her heart ached for the little pup who had never been given the chance to take its first breath. She wanted answers. She wanted to ask Raquel why she had done it. More than anything, she wanted to speak for the child who no longer could. She wanted Raquel to look at what had happened and acknowledge that an innocent life had been lost because of her choices. Just as she was about to speak, the old pack doctor reached over and rested a gentle hand on her arm. He didn’t say a single word. He simply gave a slow shake of his head. His meaning was clear. This was neither the place nor the time. Before eithe
Carlisle’s POV I didn’t stop. I kept thrusting into her from behind. Into Tori. Relentless and commanding, never changing our position. One hand wrapped firmly around her neck, tilting her chin upward so she was forced to stare at the ceiling, while the other cupped her breast. My fingers diggi
Tori’s POV The next day, the sun glaringly pierced through the curtains. I couldn't remember when I had fallen asleep the night before, but as far as I recalled, I dozed off in the woods after crying the entire night. But now... I looked around and saw that I was back in the Alpha suite. I was
Victoria's POV Raquel didn't need to complete her statement. The unspoken words hung in the air, allowing everyone to fill in the blanks with their own assumptions. Speculation spread like wildfire through the hall. What Raquel truly wanted was for everyone to believe that, as Carlisle’s curren
Tori’s POV As instructed, I put on something nice, a dress I had been holding onto, hoping for the day I could wear it in front of Alpha Carlisle, sharing a quiet dinner together. I never imagined that day would come so soon. After washing up and dressing, I applied light makeup to conceal the exh







