Third Person's POVCassian sat in his office chair, elbows on the desk, his head resting in his crossed hands.His voice was low, laced with a dangerous edge. "A lead this big... why did it take years to find?"Humphrey braced himself for the fallout. "Alpha Cassian, when Thad was with Samantha's ex-husband's family, he hadn't mated yet. When Crispin had his accident, that man and woman had already moved to different cities and started their own small packs. They weren't on the radar back then.""Besides," Humphrey continued, "Crispin's case is closed, and it happened overseas. Now that Samantha is back in LA, we can't confirm she's directly linked to it yet."Cassian stood up slowly, his voice like a blade. "Keep digging."Years ago, Howard had given him an ultimatum: if Cassian chose Samantha, he had to forfeit his inheritance to his half-brother, Crispin.Back then, Samantha claimed she was sacrificing herself for his future, accepting exile and a mating abroad to protect his statu
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