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—DAPHNE:Julian slept beside me that night, completely curled around me as if letting go even for a moment would undo everything between us. He had refused to leave my side, insisting it was his way of making up for what he thought he had done wrong.I couldn’t decide if I liked it or not.He hadn’t actually done anything wrong, which somehow made his guilt even heavier to carry. I tried to relax in his arms, tried to appreciate the warmth and comfort, but my mind kept drifting elsewhere—to Bellamy, and to where he might be. I didn’t ask Julian about him though. I couldn’t bring myself to form the question.Roth’s words about a jury lingered in the back of my mind like a shadow I couldn’t shake.By the next morning, I felt restless and uneasy. Julian allowed me to step outside, but only with him beside me and only within the pack gardens. He was overly cautious, insisting I shouldn’t strain my legs after everything that had happened.I agreed, though my attention wasn’t really on the

—BELLAMY:Two things have always angered me—lies and deception. And right now, both were actively at work inside the council meeting. I had received an invitation to the court for a proceeding, something I initially intended to ignore as I had done many times before. But the moment I was informed that it concerned her, I knew I had no choice but to attend.It was no secret that my pack had never accepted Daphne. They hated her presence, and they never bothered to hide it. Still, even with all that hostility, she had never once been summoned to the council before. That alone set off every alarm in my mind.When I arrived, I learned the guards had already gone to retrieve her. I immediately demanded answers from the six council elders, asking them to explain the reason behind this sudden meeting and why Daphne was being dragged into it. But they remained silent, their expressions carefully blank, as though withholding truth gave them power. That silence only fueled my irritation further

—BELLAMY:“Are you alright?” Fredrick asked, concern etched across his face.I nodded quickly despite the violent pounding inside my chest. His gaze shifted toward Julian’s locked bedroom door before returning to me, silent understanding already settling into his expression. Another muffled moan echoed from behind the door, softer this time, but still enough to make my entire body tense painfully. I prayed the growing bulge straining against my trousers wasn’t obvious. Fredrick’s lips curved knowingly. “Ah. Young love, I suppose.”I forced myself to nod before turning away immediately because if I stayed there any longer, I genuinely might have kicked the damn door open. The image of Daphne beneath Julian was already destroying whatever control I had left. Fredrick followed after me quietly. “I was about to ask if I should prepare the car so we could search for Roth.”“No need,” I answered firmly, forcing my voice into something calmer than what I actually felt. “He’ll come home ev

—DAPHNE:I stayed glued to the bed, wetting the linen with my tears as the memories of when she first reached out to me came flooding back. I wondered who exactly I offended in heaven to have been shipped with a mother like her. If only she was dead, it would have been easier to deal with the pain. But she was hale and healthy, happily collecting money from Alpha Bellamy to stay away from me. What sort of mother hated her child like that?I reread the text, and the gloominess felt even fresher. The only thing she wanted from me were the rewards she believed I owed her. She believed she gave me a chance to be brought up by a wealthy and powerful man, but the only thing she gave me was a group of people who detested me and saw me as a weakling. If only she knew how crazily everything had turned out. Not only had I slept with the man who was supposed to be my guardian, but my stupid heart still hurts when he’s not here. And yet I’m meant to be grateful for all of it. I hated her. So fr

—DAPHNE:Two things stood before me: leave or confront him. The best and wisest thing would probably have been to leave. But witnessing the way he had been with the lady so powerfully, like she was nothing but another whore beneath him, filled me with anger and an insane need for him that only seemed to irritate me further.“Have you suddenly picked up spying on me as a hobby?”The lady, who I later discovered was one of the maids, realized my presence immediately. Her eyes widened before she quickly gathered her clothes and rushed out of the room, leaving me alone with him. And somehow, that only made things worse.His presence remained overwhelming, his chest bare, his abs glistening faintly with sweat, his body on full display in a way that made it hard to look away. He looked like a god fallen from one of those ancient sculptured masterpieces women secretly worshipped in the dark.“I have no interest in you,” I said stiffly.“Yet you stood there and watched me fuck her,” he replie