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Then they were gone. Taking Matthew with them. I sat on the bed, shaking. Blake had tried to kill me. And Matthew got hurt trying to protect me. This was all my fault. If I had never run to Canada, Matthew never would have gotten involved. He never would have gotten hurt. "Mrs. Rhodes," a new voice said. "I'm Officer Martinez. We met earlier." "Did you arrest Blake?" "Yes. He's in custody." "Is he hurt?" "He has some bruises and possibly a concussion. But he'll survive."

It was the love that I couldn't give. 'Then be decent to her at least' my wolf said. Yeah, I should do better. Try to listen to her more and spend time... "Alpha" Busta's voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I followed him as we walked into my office. Hardin sat comfortably and I sat on my chair. "What's up?" "We got news that Matthew is alive. And being held hostage in a facility" he sat up, shock written over his face. "Matthew? That's impossible. We buried him"

Later, I'll deal with her. "No!" As Marion was pulled away, she sobbed. "Please—" I had to—" Alpha. The room fell into tense quiet as the soldiers removed her, her voice fading. I interrupted the stillness by saying, "She's escalating." "Who knows what she will do next if she is willing to involve innocent people?" Dominick's eyes were far away and his face looked grim. She is in a difficult situation. People in desperate situations make blunders. "And if someone is killed as a result of her next error?" My voice trembled as I asked.

“You don’t understand what Nathaniel is capable of when he’s being vengeful. He tortured Victor in prison—” “Do you have proof, Mr. Holt?” the officer asked sharply. Mathew’s lips trembled as he answered, “No, but—” “Then I suggest you keep your mouth shut and accept the consequences of your actions,” the officer said. He leaned in and pushed Mathew away. “You are alive and well, while all those passengers and crew have disappeared; their families never found closure.” The officer walked out, leaving Mathew crying in the interrogation room. Later, Nathaniel and Serena met with Dennis and Peter.

Not long after, the Sunpeak pack got into serious trouble—Alpha Leonard had dismissed Matthew as his successor. The truth was, Matthew wanted to dissolve his mate bond with Kylie. Upset, she decided to seek revenge by intentionally leaking classified information to the pack's enemies. Because of that, the Sunpeak Pack suffered heavy losses. Since Kylie was the culprit, she was tossed into the black market. Her body was never found. As Matthew hadn't protected the pack's secrets, he had his hands crippled before getting banished from the pack to live out his days as a rogue wolf. The last time I saw Matthew, he was dressed in tattered clothes, fighting stray dogs for scraps of food.

So far, I had not received any news from Elgin or Graham, especially Graham. It was in the news that they were going to reconsider the mountain top harassment case. After I had spoken with Baxter, standing outside his door, I returned home. But right at the door, I knew there was a guest inside. "It is bold of you to come out in daylight," I said to Mathew. He chuckled, lowering his hat as if that would hide his identity. "So what did you tell her?" I asked as I entered the garden, and he followed after me. "Well, I spun her a little story that I abducted you for a few hours, filled a few bottles with your tears, and then let you go. If I killed you, all the blame would fall on Elgin and Gra

They could have helped find her. “We have been, Hope. And I brought more shifters to help hunt for her, but they haven’t been able to find her yet. Did he say anything that would help us find her?” Alpha Liam asks. “He said he would take care of her. That’s all he said.” I stare at the bed. I failed her. I failed Tanya. “Matthew and his team?” I ask. “One of the men was shot. He’s in intensive care. The other was shot and killed. There’s a nationwide manhunt, especially since the shots were caught on audio. They were still recording in the studio when he took Tanya,” Alpha Liam says.

Three months later. Matthew was sentenced to six years for intentional injury, while Sophie received a one-year sentence for attempted murder. Spark Enterprise collapsed completely after Matthew’s imprisonment and was acquired by David at a bargain price. As for me, I had become Mrs. Smith. “Madam, Matthew sent word… he wants to see you,” the butler said. I was pruning the roses in the garden—the pure white ones David had planted for me, a symbol of a fresh beginning. “I don’t want to see him.”

His voice was hoarse, cautious. I threw the photo in front of him. “The accident ten years ago. Who ordered it?” His face changed instantly. He stepped back. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” “My people have your son.” He froze. Then his head snapped up. I looked at him expressionlessly. “You disappeared for ten years. You left your son with his mother. Now she’s dead. Your son is in an orphanage. My people can take him away anytime. You’ll never see him again.”

I watched her disappear. She died at 3 AM. Matthew was eighteen. He looked at me across her body and said "you killed her." He was not wrong. I told her about the years between. The women. The affairs. The cold hotel rooms and the warmer bottles of whiskey. I told her about the therapist I saw for six months. The one who told me I was incapable of vulnerability. I told her I was working on it. She said I was not. She was right. I stopped going.