Chapter 38

Victor's POV

I kept repeating the question in my head, trying to find some part of it that didn’t feel real.

But it was real.

“She really sent them,” I whispered.

Abel didn’t answer. He just stood there, quiet, his face unreadable.

At that moment, another guard stepped into the office, looking pale.

“What now?” I asked, not even bothering to sound polite.

The guard’s voice shook. “He’s… also here.”

I frowned. “Who?”

The guard looked right at me. “Your father, Alpha Dimitri.”

The room froze. I didn’t even blink. I felt the change in the air. The heaviness.

Abel cursed under his breath and stepped in front of me a little, like he already knew what was coming.

“Alpha Victor,” he said in a low voice, “you need to leave. I’ll come up with an excuse, buy you time.”

I shook my head slowly. “No.”

“Victor…”

“No,” I said again, louder. “I’m not running from him.”

Abel clenched his jaw but he didn’t argue. He just gave me a slow nod and stepped aside.

Outside the door, I could hear two voices r