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Lily’s pov,I held the breakfast tray carefully, the silver edges were cold against my palms, and my hands shook even though I tried to steady them as I pushed open the heavy oak door to Vincent’s study. The room was just as it always was, dark wood, tall shelves filled with books I knew he never touched, leather chairs, and the sharp scent of his cologne. That scent always twisted something in my stomach and I hated that it did.At nineteen, I was still the quiet stepsister, moving through his world like I didn’t belong there. I had entered the family through my mother’s marriage, carrying only a suitcase and a careful heart. The mansion never truly felt like home to me. I walked softly, spoke less, and tried not to be noticed. In a house built on power and control, I was the fragile piece that didn’t quite fit.Vincent was different from everyone else. He hadn’t just inherited money. He had inherited power. His father had been the Alpha before him, feared and respected, and when he

Vincent – POVThe call ended with a dull sound.I lowered the phone slowly and placed it on the desk like it weighed more than it should. The office felt too quiet after that. It was too still, the kind of silence that lets thoughts grow loud.I leaned forward and planted both hands on the table.A mate and an heir, the final shift of power. That was what they wanted.The board members didn’t bother hiding it anymore. They spoke calmly, like this was a business transaction, like choosing a mate was the same as signing a contract or acquiring a company.“Without a mate,” one of them had said, “your position as Alpha will never be complete.”They didn’t need to remind me what the ritual meant, I knew it better than any of them. An Alpha without a mate was unfinished, unstable and a risk.My jaw tightened.My father had already chosen one for me long before he died. A political match and a perfect Luna on paper, having strong bloodline, loyal family and no complications.No emotions.I e