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But Howard, my father!…My heart tightened.I couldn’t understand how my own father could decide that killing his daughter was acceptable because of one stupid prophecy.A prophecy that said I would bring destruction to the werewolf race.For fuck sake I was just a child with a powerful wolf. They could have helped me instead of trying to kill me.And now I couldn’t stop thinking about what had happened recently.Was that also why Howard wanted me dead this time?I had been framed for attacking May and killing the guards.Everyone had believed I was guilty.My father wanted me dead and he ordered Maxwell to do so.But what if that wasn’t the whole reason?What if the moment he believed I had become a threat again, he remembered Zara?I suddenly stopped walking.Another memory came rushing back.Before all of this started, my father had wanted to send me away.Nevermore Academy.He had told me I was in danger.At the time, I thought he was simply trying to get rid of me.But now…I slo

APRIL’S POV Finn, however, wasn’t paying attention to their comments. His eyes remained fixed on Aiden, as though he was still trying to process something. He walked over to where Aiden was and looked at him. “Let’s get back to business, shall we?” He managed to get everyone’s attention. “Aiden, how exactly did that dagger get into your chest?” Aiden’s expression hardened. “Raiden compelled one of my pack members to stab me with it.” Silence swept the whole room like someone had just dropped a bomb. For a moment, nobody said a word, but their bodies reacted differently. Trust me, I saw shock and fear on their faces. Oh, except Nathan, who was already aware. Hale’s head snapped toward Aiden. “Wait, what?” He stared at him as though he had just announced that the moon had fallen out of the sky. “Are my ears misleading me, or did I just hear you say the name Raiden? Like your elder brother? The Original Vampire? The bloody Reaper Raiden?” He rubbed his face. “Oh, God. Ple

“Diego now goes by Dylan. The one Felicity fought you over his chair a few hours ago. Raynard is Raiden, my elder brother. Aegon is me, although I prefer Aiden now, as my past records aren’t really something I’m impressed about.” “Then there was my younger sister Kali, but she left us way before she became what we are now.” He gestured toward Zyla. “And Zena is Zyla.” My mouth fell open. “Oh my God.” I looked between them. “You’re the ancient Stormborn family?” The words felt wrong coming out of my mouth. These people sitting around the table were legends I had only read about in old books. And those books had been wrong and incomplete. They never mentioned any of this. “That’s them,” Hale answered before Aiden could. He leaned back with a grin. “Although, thankfully, I personally gave him a new name. Aiden Stormrider sounds much cooler and modern than Aegon Stormborn.” He nodded approvingly. “Pretty cool, right?” I had to admit, it sounded much better than

“It was.” For once, Aiden didn’t try to make light of anything. “Every full moon, I would rather break every bone in my body while transforming than give in to my vampire side. I hated feeding on humans. I hated the hunger. I hated what my father had turned me into.” His fingers curled into fists. “And no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t escape it.” Zyla squeezed his hand. Aiden glanced at her, then continued. “Eventually, my father discovered the truth about my birth. He found out I wasn’t his biological son.” I felt my chest tighten. “What did he do?” “The mad man tried to kill me, the bastard.” The room fell silent. Aiden’s expression remained cold. “He believed my existence was an insult to him. He had forced our mother to turn me into a vampire, only to discover that I wasn’t even his child.” He gave a bitter laugh. “Then he decided I was a traitor who had deceived him.” “My mother and Dylan were the ones that saved my life that night.” “Dylan

“We are aware that a war has been brewing and Howard Quinn’s daughter happened to end up in our hands doesn’t seem like a coincidence to me. I can only assume that someone planned it.” He paused, glancing at Aiden. “And also Raiden was able to get into our pack and compel one of our members to stab you proves that he’s already toying with us. He knows where we are, and he knows how to get to us.” Aiden’s expression hardened. “Then there’s the situation with Joshua. I’ve been wondering how the Black Shadow Pack managed to get a vampire powerful enough to compel him. Now, everything is starting to make sense.” He leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table. “Raiden must be behind it. He’s the one pulling the strings, and we’ve been wasting time trying to figure out who’s responsible.” A heavy silence settled over the room. “So, what do we do now?” someone asked. “We prepare,” Aiden answered firmly. “That’s why I called everyone here. We need to figure out how we’re going t