A sharp laugh ripped from me, hollow and harsh. “Punish you?” I stepped forward, eyes locked on hers. “Do you think that’s why I’m angry? That punishment would fix this?” Her lip trembled. She shook under my words. “Is that all?” I pressed, my wolf rising inside me. “Was that your only betrayal?” Her tears slid freely now. She froze, caught like prey. “When I lost my place to the true daughter, when I still tried to hold onto what we had, why did you destroy me?” My voice cracked but I kept it firm. Her wolf whimpered, faint and pitiful. It stabbed into the wound I carried for years. “My wolf never showed aggression to yours,” I said, stepping closer, towering over her. “Never challenged your place here.” Navy gasped, no words ready this time. “You could have had everything,” I growled. “Without harming me. Without taking my life, my freedom, my future.” Her wolf whimpered again. Her body shook, weak and unsteady. I leaned in, voice low. “Tell me why, Navy. Why br
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