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Aria's POVAlpha Rowland’s barrage of questions made me bristle. Right, of course. Rich wolves, they think nannies sprout from trees.I pressed my lips together before my wolf snapped at him.“I can’t afford a nanny.”This was an upscale neighborhood. No wonder these two smelled like old money.“And her dad…We’re… almost divorced,” I said casually.The second the words left my mouth, Alpha Rowland lunged forward, unable to contain himself.“When?”I froze.What is wrong with him?! Why does he care so much? Why does he look relieved? Excited? Seriously?“I’m not talking about my past,” I muttered. “It’s none of your business.”He didn’t push further. But the glint in his eyes said enough.He looked like he would dig and find out.Let him try, my wolf snorted.“Ma-ma…” came a tiny voice from the stroller.My heart melted instantly, all thoughts scattering like leaves in a storm.Lana started getting fidgety in the stroller, her tiny face scrunched up, her fists flailing in every directi

Aria's POVMy first concern was Lana. I ran my hands over her tiny arms, her cheeks, her neck. There were no bites, no scratches, just frightened breaths and trembling lips.Thank the Moon Goddess.Only when she I made sure she was safe did the sting of my own wounds finally hit me. My arms throbbed, the smell of my blood filled the air. When I looked down, I saw the scraped skin and the small droplets on the ground. The sight made Alpha Rowland’s jaw tighten.His earlier laid-back attitude evaporated completely. Now, he radiated cold, lethal fury.Then he caught my gaze and forced himself to soften.“Don’t be scared. I’m taking you to the hospital,” he murmured, though his brow was drawn tight. His eyes flicked to the cuts on my arms, and something in him snapped again.The man took one look at his expression and bolted. Alpha Rowland didn’t even glance his way, all his focus was on me.He made the call so fast I barely heard the details. Minutes later, an ambulance screeched to a st

Nathan's POVThe moment the nurses words reached me, the tension draining from my muscles was almost embarrassing. My wolf, who’d been pacing and snarling inside my chest since the call came in, finally eased back.Moon above… she was okay.The relief hit harder than any blow I’d taken in a fight. As the adrenaline ebbed, exhaustion pressed against my bones. I rubbed my temples, surprised to feel them throbbing. Only then did it really sink in how scared I’d been. How violently my wolf had reacted the second we heard Aria was hurt.Just a minor scrape, the nurse said.I lowered my head, thoughts tangling like brambles. My brow furrowed, not because of pain, but because my mind wouldn’t stop replaying worst-case scenarios. My wolf kept pushing images at me, Aria bleeding, Aria unconscious, Aria not getting up.Then soft footsteps stopped in front of me.A pair of white canvas sneakers, scuffed, worn in all the places I remembered came into view. And then a scent drifted toward me. Her

Richard’s POVSophia sat across from me trembling like a frightened rabbit, but all I felt was irritation scraping under my skin.“Sophia,” I said, my fingers curling against the table in disdain, “Is this seriously the best you can come up with, you never told me hurting Aria was part of your plan, I would never have agreed to this?”Her scent soured instantly with a mix of fear, frustration and desperation.Good. She deserved to choke on it.Sophia was playing with fire she couldn’t handle.“Alpha Richard…I didn’t know it was going to turn out this way but don’t forget, If things get out of hand, you will be implicated too. We’re in this together,” she whispered.My wolf snorted. Together?I lifted my eyes lazily, pretending not to notice how badly she was shaking. “What do you want this time?”She swallowed. “I—I put a drug on Aria. Something to make the dog go crazy and scare her. But then I mistakenly provoked the dog beforehand…”I searched for sincerity in her eyes, that It was

Aria's POVLast time, I had been drugged.This time, Lana was nearly bitten.Whoever was after us wasn’t stopping.My gaze swept the hallway, my wolf’s instincts flaring. The hair along my arms rose, my senses sharpening.I’d moved to a new place which was nearly halfway across Asterfell. How were they still finding us?My heart hammered. My nails dug crescent moons into my palm.“Don’t be scared,” Alpha Rowland murmured, placing a warm hand on my forehead.His palm was hot, his fingers trembled slightly. He was trying to calm me, but I could feel the storm churning inside him.He looked down at Lana, his gaze softening. “Kid…” he muttered under his breath.Then, out of nowhere he asked. “Where is her father?”I exhaled slowly. “I told you—I’m getting divorced soon.”His head snapped up.The shift was instant.His voice turned low and cold, almost a growl. “How could you get divorced? That guy treating you badly?”The wolf in him flashed, and I blinked in surprise.Why was he reacting