جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 110

“Dad…” Aiden called, his brows furrowed as he spotted his father standing stiffly outside the ward where his blood sample had been taken. His chest tightened with unease. What was his father doing here? How did he even know? He wasn't surprised since he was in the hospital with his wife and news fly around.Alpha Alaric turned, his jaw tight, eyes dark with disapproval. “Aiden… I heard what happened to Ethan.” His voice was heavy, the kind that carried both pity and accusation.Aiden said nothing, but his silence was answer enough. He already knew what his father would say next and as if reading from the script Aiden dreaded, Alaric delivered the blow.“I hate to tell you this, but I warned you about bringing Amelia back into this mansion. I told you what she would bring, but you refused to listen. And now look at the result…your son’s life is hanging by a thread. My grandson’s life, the heir to this pack!” Alaric’s fist clenched tight at his side, his knuckles white with restrained f

The moment Aiden walked out, he stared down the hallway, his chest rising and falling, his pulse pounding. Before he realized it, his feet carried him toward Cassia’s office. His wolf was restless, pulling him forward, demanding he face her.He stopped at her door, staring at it as if it were a wall between them. His hand hovered near the knob, uncertainty gnawing at him. Would she slam the door in his face? Would she hate him more than she already did?“Fuck it. I don’t care what she thinks. I just need to speak with her!” he hissed under his breath, shoving the door open without knocking.Inside, Cassia was mid-conversation on the phone. Her head snapped up at the sound of the door, and her eyes widened when she saw him. She straightened, brows knitting in both surprise and irritation.“Aiden,” she said, his name leaving her lips like a question.He didn’t answer. His gaze cut to her desk, where she was shoving her things into a bag, papers, files, her pen, all crammed in as though

Meanwhile, Cassia stormed out of the council chamber, her heels striking the stone floor with sharp, angry echoes. James trailed after her, his hand half-raised as if to stop her but never quite daring to touch. She reached her car and spun on him, her chest heaving, eyes blazing like wildfire.“Why did you stop me?” she snapped, her voice trembling with fury. “You should have let me kill her!”James froze, stunned by the raw wrath radiating from her. He could feel it…years of grief, a mother’s pain finally given a face. The woman who murdered her child had laughed in her face, and he had pulled her back.“I’m sorry,” he said quietly, his voice uneven. “I just… I didn’t want you to do something you would regret later.”Cassia scoffed, a hollow, bitter sound. She shook her head, eyes glistening but refusing to break. Without another word, she yanked the door open, slid into her car, and slammed it shut. Tires screeched as she drove off, leaving James standing there with the weight of h

“Now you will sit and listen to everything I have to say. And you will tell me the truth… or your son dies.”Cassia’s voice cut through the silence like a blade.Sofia swallowed hard, her throat bone-dry. She lifted her chin and bit down on her trembling lip, trying to mask her fear with defiance. Hatred and anger flared in her eyes, embers of pride refusing to burn out.She cursed herself silently. Sending Dante after Cassia had been her mistake. If she had gone herself, she would have finished her off completely.Cassia leaned forward, her tone steady but burning with accusation. “I know you didn’t work alone. You never stepped foot inside that mansion while I was still there. Someone on the inside poisoned my daughter. Who was it?”For a long moment, Sofia sat in silence. Then she gave a low, sharp laugh.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she spat. “And even if I did…do you think I’d tell you? No. I’d let you rot in your search. Consider it my last gift to you.”Cassia’s fi

Cassia, on the other hand, had let him hug her. She didn’t push him away, didn’t fight, didn’t resist or pull back. But she didn’t hug him back either. Still, her wolf stirred, feeling safe, soothed, and inexplicably calm in his arms. Her eyes fluttered shut as she melted against him, the rigid wall she had built around her heart cracking under the weight of his embrace.It felt like her body had been aching for this, for the Alpha’s arms without even realizing it. A hug that could silence the torment raging inside her chest. His scent filled her lungs, grounding her, sweet yet fierce, wrapping around her soul like a balm. With each second, it was as if the sorrow and pain she carried for so long were being drained away, piece by piece, into him.“I’m sorry, Amelia…” he whispered hoarsely, his voice breaking against her ear.“I’m sorry I failed you. I’m sorry I failed Eva. I’m sorry… for everything.” His words trembled as his hand drifted down the length of her hair, slow and tender,