Elena Devereux!

She would never forgive them.

No matter how long it took, she would make them pay.

“I understand how you’re feeling,” Arianna said quietly. “After everything you’ve been through, it would be difficult for you to trust anyone.”

Blair slowly raised her eyes to her.

“But if you want revenge,” Arianna continued, “I am willing to help you get justice. Only if you want it. I won’t force you to accept my help.”

Blair studied her face for several seconds.

There was something strange about this woman.

She seemed to know exactly what Blair was thinking before she even said it.

“You want to help me take them down?” Blair finally asked.

Arianna nodded.

“Yes. Every last one of them.”

Blair’s eyes remained fixed on her.

“I can help you rebuild your life,” Arianna continued. “Your confidence, your future, everything they took from you. But more importantly, I can give you the resources to make sure no one ever has the power to treat you like this again.”

Blair swallowed.

“And why would you do that?”

Her gaze sharpened.

“Do you have something against the Blackwood family?”

Arianna’s expression changed.

The warmth in her eyes faded slightly, replaced by something darker.

“Yes,” she admitted after a brief silence. “I do.”

Blair watched her carefully.

“They hurt me in the past,” Arianna added.

“So you want to use me to get your revenge?”

Arianna immediately shook her head.

“No. That isn’t why I’m helping you.”

“Then why?”

“Because what they did to you was wrong,” Arianna answered firmly. “You deserve justice, Blair. And if people like them are allowed to believe their power gives them permission to destroy whoever they want, they will continue hurting people.”

Blair said nothing.

She slowly turned her face toward the ceiling, her eyes following the faint shadows cast by the hospital lights.

She thought about Adrian.

She remembered how different he had been when they first discovered they were mates. He had been gentle with her. He had pursued her, promised her a future, and made her believe that becoming his Luna meant she had finally found a home.

She had believed him.

She had trusted him.

She had given him everything.

And he had taken all of it from her.

Her lips parted as she released a shaky breath.

The Blackwood family had always looked down on people they considered beneath them. Their Alpha bloodline had given them influence, power, and authority, and Margaret had never allowed Blair to forget that she was not born into their world.

Blair had believed Adrian was different.

She had been wrong.

Arianna remained silent while Blair wrestled with the decision.

Finally, Arianna exhaled softly.

“It’s all right if you don’t want to accept my offer,” she said. “I’ll give you enough time to think about it. You don’t have to make a decision while you’re still recovering.”

“I accept.”

Arianna stopped mid-sentence.

For a moment, she simply stared at Blair as though she had not expected the answer to come so quickly.

“Really?”

Blair nodded.

“Yes.”

Arianna’s face immediately brightened.

“Oh my goodness! I’m sorry. I’m just happy that you accepted my offer.”

Despite everything she was feeling, Blair managed a faint smile.

Arianna turned toward the door and clapped her hands lightly. Almost immediately, two women dressed in elegant suits entered the room, each carrying a folder filled with documents.

Blair’s expression changed as she watched them approach.

“Blair, meet my lawyers,” Arianna said with a smile.

The woman standing in front stepped forward first.

“Hello, I’m Lydia Bennette, and this is my assistant, Victoria Hale.”

Lydia extended her hand toward Blair, and after a brief hesitation, Blair reached out and shook it politely.

“I know you must be wondering why my lawyers are here,” Arianna said. “Lydia, could you please brief her?”

Lydia nodded and opened the folder she was carrying. She removed several documents and placed them carefully in front of Blair.

Blair looked back at the documents, her eyes moving slowly over the pages.

“And changing my surname to yours will mean only one thing,” she said. “I’m going to be your adopted daughter.”

Arianna nodded. “Yes. Once the legal process is completed, you’ll have access to the inheritance and assets listed in those documents. You’ll also have the protection of my family and the Silvercrest Pack.”

Blair’s fingers rested against the edge of the papers as she stared down at them.

For years, she had believed that being a Luna meant she was protected. She had believed that her husband, her family, and her pack would stand beside her no matter what happened.

She had been wrong.

Now, a woman she had known for only a short time was offering her something no one from her own family had been willing to give her.

A home. Protection. A new identity. A new family. A future.

A life where no one would know that she had once been Blair Valen, the rejected Luna of Nightveil Pack.

Blair’s gaze hardened as thoughts of Adrian, Sienna, and Margaret crossed her mind. She didn’t care about the money Arianna was offering her. She didn’t care about the wealth or even the new name.

What she wanted was the power to make sure that one day, every person who had helped destroy her would understand exactly what they had lost.

She wasn’t going to let this opportunity slip away.

Blair reached for the pen beside the documents.

Arianna’s brows lifted slightly. “Blair, you should read everything before you sign.”

Blair stared at the papers for another moment before looking at Arianna.

“I don’t need to,” she said quietly. “I trust you.”

Arianna’s lips curved into a small smile. She didn’t respond immediately, as though she understood that Blair’s words meant more than they appeared to.

Blair didn’t know why she had said those words. The truth was, she didn’t completely trust this woman yet. She had only known Arianna for a short time, and after everything that had happened, trust was not something she could give easily.

But something inside her wanted to trust Arianna. Perhaps it was the way Arianna had treated her when everyone else had turned their backs on her. Perhaps Blair simply wanted to believe that she had finally found someone who wouldn’t hurt her.

Whatever the reason, she decided to hold on to that feeling.

She lowered the pen to the first document and signed her name. Then she moved to the next, continuing until every document that required her signature was completed.

Her hand remained steady throughout.

When she finally placed the pen back on the table, Blair leaned against the pillows and released a slow breath.

Lydia gathered the documents carefully and checked each signature before placing them back inside the folder.

“Congratulations, Miss Blair Valen,” Lydia said. “Your new name is now Elena Devereaux. Welcome to the Devereaux family and to Silvercrest Pack.”

Blair looked at Lydia, then slowly turned her eyes toward Arianna.

Elena Devereaux.

She repeated the name silently in her mind.

The name felt strange and unfamiliar. She had been Blair all her life, and now, in a single day, she was had become Elena.

But as she looked at Arianna, Blair couldn’t help feeling that perhaps this was the beginning of something new for her.

A new name.

A new family.

A new life.

Elena Devereaux.

That was the name she would carry from now on.