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Abby’s POV “Abby… Nathan is an old, loyal pack member,” Alex said, shaking his head. “He can’t…”“I overheard them,” I cut in. “Nathan and Valentina. Talking about my pregnancy being Hayden’s. They’re working together.”Alex stiffened.“When I went to Nathan’s office, I saw the evidence,” I continued. “I wasn’t raped. Not at all. The pregnancy result was fabricated. The child… belongs to Hayden.”“Nathan?” Alex scoffed, his gaze darkening, like he was calculating something. Whatever that was, Nathan’s fate didn’t look good.Then his eyes softened when he looked at me. “I thought you and Hayden never…” He swallowed the rest.“We had sex once,” I said bluntly. “He came home drunk. The next day, he remembered nothing.” I exhaled slowly. That night still hurt to say aloud. “It happened once. That’s it.”Alex stared at me in disbelief, unable to say anything. When he finally spoke, his voice was quiet. “I’m sorry you went through that.”I pressed my lips into a thin line and nodded. “Enou

Hayden’s POVI felt my body plunge into cold water before hands dragged me back out. The room spun violently. I barely made it to the bed before my knees gave way, and I collapsed, pulling a red-haired woman close without even meaning to.“You still don’t want me to call Alex?” she said.“Mm.” I shook my head weakly.Her face was a blur. She sounded familiar—too familiar—but my thoughts wouldn’t line up. Heat burned through my veins, sharp and uncontrollable, drowning every warning in my head.I knew something was wrong. I just couldn’t stop.My hands moved on instinct, clumsy and desperate, yanking at her clothes as if that would ease the fire tearing through me.“Hayden,” she called again. “Get it together. You're not you. You've been drugged.”I didn’t answer. I couldn’t.The world tilted, vision dimming at the edges, until everything dissolved into darkness.*****I woke up with a heavy head and a splitting headache. I planted my palm against my temple as if that would stop the pa

Abby’s POV When I asked Carla what kind of healing power I possessed, she only gave me a name. Moon’s Call Grace.I had heard of it before, somewhere in the old legends, but the details slipped through my mind like smoke.When I pressed for more, she refused.“We must train more,” Carla said firmly. “Your power needs to awaken fully before you understand it.”And just like that, the question slipped away from me.The next morning, I trained again at dawn before getting ready for the restaurant. My muscles ached, but my mind refused to rest.Where was Hayden?I called his number for what felt like the hundredth time.Still voicemail.I called Alex next, but he hadn’t heard from him either.I told myself not to panic, but unease settled deep in my chest. I couldn’t stop linking the terrible thing Carla said she sensed to Hayden.We couldn’t afford to take this lightly anymore. What if something had happened to him while we were distracted by everything else?Too many what ifs crowded

Abby’s POV Luna Marie!” Freya barked, shock cracking her voice. “What the hell are you doing here?”“Freya…” Mother’s voice trembled as she stepped forward. “What are you doing? She's your sister!”Valentina moved instantly, blocking her path. “I don’t have patience for your family drama,” she snapped. “End this, Freya. Now.”Freya turned to Mother, her expression hardening. “I’m sorry, Luna Marie. This isn’t something you get to meddle in.”Then she faced me again, lifting the blade.“No!” Mother snarled. Her claws slid out, fangs bared as she lunged toward Valentina. Valentina didn’t even flinch.“Stay back, old wolf,” she warned coldly.Their clash drew Freya’s attention for half a second, and I seized it.Carla, I called desperately again.Silence.Bitterness rose in my chest, sharp and burning. Had she abandoned me too?Then…“I’m here,” Carla’s voice finally broke through. “Hayden is close. I’ve been communicating with Rey.”My heart jolted.Relief tangled with dread. He was c

Abby’s POV Derek hesitated, but eventually agreed to take me to the hospital Alex would have taken Hayden to. I suspected it would be Blackthorn Pack Hospital, the closest one. Every other human or pack hospital was far from here.Jessica joined us. She sat in the back with me, patting me softly, saying nothing.Before we left, Derek turned sharply to his men in the second car.“Embalm Luna Marie’s body,” he ordered, his voice hard. “And lock the criminals up. No one leaves until we return.”The car pulled away.The drive felt endless, my mind replaying everything over and over again. If someone had ever told me Freya would do this to me—tear my life apart so completely before it even had a chance to begin—I would have called it a lie worthy of execution.My emotions collided and twisted until I could barely breathe.In a single breath, I had lost my mother without ever getting the chance to vent my anger at her for abandoning me all those years because I refused to shift. She never