CHAPTER 61: THE TRUTH

ALPHONCE’S POVGloria kept talking, her voice a dull echo in the background. But I wasn’t listening anymore.My mind was lost, dragged somewhere else, to my mate, Clara.I remembered the one time I’d asked about her parents. I had told her we should visit them together.She had smiled faintly, eyes soft with sadness, and said they lived far away. Then she looked away quickly, pretending to fix her hair before changing the topic.Her eyes… they always glowed when she was happy.And that long, shiny black hair, like a curtain of night flowed down her back. I could almost feel it brushing against my fingers again.I swallowed hard, my fists clenching at my sides as a harsh realization struck me like lightning.Clara’s jet-black hair.The way she looked away when she was uncomfortable.The way she played with her fingers when nervous.How she pretended to be strong even when she was breaking inside.My throat tightened painfully. All those traits, every single one of them, I had seen befo

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CHAPTER 62: SURPRISE

DANIELA’S POV“Who’s there?” My voice echoed through the hallway, calm yet edged with steel. That eerie prickling on my skin told me I wasn’t alone. Someone was here. Watching.But it wasn’t the feeling of eyes on me that made my pulse spike, it was the sharp sound of glass shattering in the kitchen.My fingers brushed over the back of my jeans, feeling the familiar weight of my gun. Whoever had broken into my house was about to regret it. The Daniela I once was the girl who jumped at thunder, who cried at shadows was long gone. I had been forged in betrayal and fire. Now, fear was a luxury I no longer recognized.“Show yourself,” I said, my tone cold and steady as I gripped the kitchen door handle.When I swung it open, my heart stopped.Two small figures stood there, eyes wide and bright.“Welcome, Miss Gift!” they chimed together.My throat tightened. I blinked once, twice, trying to breathe past the shock. Nathaniel. Katie. My babies. My precious pups.In a heartbeat, I dropped to

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CHAPTER 63: SURPRISE 2

DANIELA’S POV“Who?” I demanded, forcing my voice steady even though my pulse hammered in my chest.“Me!”That voice sweet, playful and familiar, snapped me out of the fog Alexander always seemed to cast over me. My heart, which had been thrashing in chaos, thumped painfully against my ribs. Thank the Goddess they couldn’t see how shaken I was inside. Or maybe Alexander could, with the way his sharp eyes studied me, searching, peeling through my defenses as if reading what lay beneath my skin.“Vivian?” My voice cracked. “Wh-what are you doing here?”There she stood, in all her mischievous glory, my best friend, her wide smile innocent but her eyes glinting with trouble. I instinctively stepped back from Alexander, afraid she’d misunderstand the way we’d been standing close a moment ago.“You promised you’d introduce me to your…” Vivian began, biting her lower lip so hard that the sound echoed faintly in the tense air.My heart stopped beating for a second.“Your two little best frien

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CHAPTER 64: FAMILY

DANIELA’S POV"Are you here to bring the pups or to ask questions you already know the answers to?"The words slipped out before I could stop them. I forced myself to meet his eyes, even though every part of me screamed to look away."What answers? You tell me!" His voice was sharp, defensive."No, you tell me! Didn’t you ask me the same thing at the pups’ party? And didn’t I tell you I know nothing about Daniela?"I didn’t give him a chance to respond. I was done with this, done repeating the same exhausting conversation. If he’d come all this way to drag it up again, then he could walk right back out that door."You better not bring this up again, or you’ll have to leave my house." My voice trembled, but I masked it with irritation. I grabbed the plates harder than I meant to and walked away to the dining room, my pulse hammering in my ears."You’re shaking. What’s wrong?" Vivian was already beside me by the time I set the plates down."I’m not," I lied quickly. But my hands betraye

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CHAPTER 65: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?

ALEXANDER’S POVOf all the people in the world, I didn’t expect to see him here.Yes, I knew Gift and he were close, too close and I didn’t even want to imagine how close, because the thought alone made my blood boil. My teeth clenched, my fists tightened at my sides as I stood facing the door, trying to keep myself composed.“What the fuck?!” I growled, forcing myself not to explode, but it was hard.I just didn’t like this man anywhere near Gift and I didn’t know why. Their closeness made me uncomfortable, especially today, when I had brought my pups with me.“You mean you invited us here just so you could bring him?” I spat, my chest rising and falling rapidly. My muscles tensed with rage as I glared at both Gift and Alphonce.“Let’s go, babies.”I had almost forgotten my pups were there until I turned and saw Vivian, Gift’s best friend and the one who had invited us, taking them away with their plates of food. Sadness crossed Katie’s small face; she had been so happy to dine with

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CHAPTER 66: AWAKENING

DANIELA’S POVThe moment Alexander left the house with the pups, my heart clenched. My stomach twisted, and my fists tightened. I turned to Alphonce, who was standing in front of me, staring as if he couldn’t believe what had just happened.“I need to talk to you.” I glared at him, not giving him a chance to give me excuses for his behaviour.He looked dazed, but he quickly sauntered over, grabbed my hand, and led me to the kitchen. I blinked at him, confused.“What are you...”“You need to listen to this!” he blurted, cutting me off. He pulled his phone from his pocket and began scrolling through something I didn’t yet understand.“You didn’t have the right to come here without my permission,” I said, my voice sharp. “You ruined my dinner with the pups. I’m not letting this slide.” I accused regardless of whatever he wanted to tell me.“What I’m about to show you is more important than dinner,” he replied, still focused on his phone. I sighed, crossing my arms over my chest at the co

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