LOGINLiora POV“I’m not here to take anything from her.”His voice is calm.The air outside the estate feels heavier than it should.Not dangerous.Just… charged.Like something long buried is finally breathing again.The man standing near the entrance watches me without moving forward.And somehow, that stillness is more unsettling than aggression.Darius immediately steps in front of me.Not in hostility.In instinct.Protective. Quiet. Certain.The man speak again.“I’m here because her mother asked me to make sure she survived long enough to choose her own path.”That sentence lands differently.I step slightly around Darius—not rejecting him, just needing to see.“Who are you?” I ask.The man bows his head slightly.“My name is Gideon Arkwright.”A ripple moves through the people behind me.Even Selene stiffens.Elder Rowan’s expression tightens with recognition.Cassian goes silent in a way I haven’t seen before.Gideon continues gently.“I was a strategist within the Blackwood inner
Liora POV Ethan Vale’s words don’t leave my mind.“She wrote instructions about your future.”My future.Not my past.The idea feels invasive in a way I can’t fully explain.Darius stands slightly behind me, close enough that I can feel his presence without him touching me.That steadiness matters more than anything right now.Selene is quiet beside him, watching me carefully like she’s afraid I might disappear if she breathes wrong.Margaret and Ethan exchange a look.Then Ethan slowly reaches into his coat.He pulls out a sealed envelope.Old.Worn.Carefully preserved.My chest tightens immediately.Because I already know—This is not just a letter.It is a decision someone made for me before I ever existed in their world.Ethan speaks gently.“This was written by your mother in the last months of her life.”I don’t move.My fingers stay stiff at my side.Darius notices immediately.He steps closer, voice low.“You don’t have to open it right now.”But I already know I will.Becau
Liora POV The room doesn’t move.Margaret Vale’s last words still echo inside my chest.“The man who raised you after your father died.”I don’t even realize I’ve tightened my grip on the letter until Darius gently touches my wrist.Not pulling.Just grounding.“Liora,” he says quietly, “breathe.”I do.But it doesn’t feel like breathing.It feels like preparing for impact.Selene steps closer beside me.Her voice is soft, careful.“You didn’t know there was someone else?”I shake my head slowly.“No.”My voice comes out thinner than I expect.“I thought… I was alone after my father died.”The words taste bitter.Because they are true.I turned to look at Ravenna.Ravenna stays near the back of the room, arms folded, watching Margaret like she’s trying to decide whether this is another manipulation or something worse.Cassian doesn’t speak at all.But his eyes stay locked on me.Like he understands something I don’t yet.Margaret exhales gently.“He never told you because he promised
Liora POV The place feels unusually quiet after the security deliver the message.“They said they are your real mother’s family.”Those words sit inside Liora like a weight she cannot place down.For a moment, i did not move.I simply stares at the door.Because “real mother’s family” doesn’t feel like news.It feels like another life changing without my permission.Darius steps slightly in front of her—not to block her, but to steady her space.His voice is calm.“Do you want me to see them alone?”That question hits me differently.Because for once, someone is not deciding for her.He is asking.I hesitates.Then quietly:“No… I need to see them.”My voice shakes—but it is certain.Selene immediately reacts.“Are you sure?”I look at my sister.“I’ve lived my whole life being told pieces of myself don’t belong anywhere.”I heaved a sigh.“If I keep running from every missing piece… I’ll never be whole.”That silence lands heavily in the room.Ravenna says nothing—but her expressi
Liora POVThe room does not move for several seconds.Elder Rowan’s words still echo in my mind.Accept or refuse the Alpha inheritance.I don’t even know how to respond to something like that.A moment ago, I was trying to understand my father.Now I am being asked to inherit a world I never belonged to.I slowly look around the room.I observe Cassian is no longer speaking.I notice Selene looks confused and shaken.I watch Ravenna’s face is tighten, like she is trying to calculate what this means for her place in everything.And Darius…Darius is watching me softly.That is what unsettles me the most.Because in his eyes, I am not a title.I am not a threat.I am not a weapon.I am just… Liora.Elder Rowan speaks again, breaking the silence.“This is not a decision that must be made today.”His voice is calmer now.He lowered his vioce.“But it is a decision that cannot be avoided forever.”He pauses.Looks at me directly.“The Blackwood Pack cannot remain without direction.”Then
Liora POVThe room falls into silence after Cassian’s shocking confession. No one speaks immediately. The weight of everything we have learned hangs over us.I look around the room.Cassian stands several feet away.I notice he no longer wearing the confident smile that had carried him through every confrontation. For the first time, I don’t see the man who destroyed my life.I see someone who spent years believing he had been forgotten.The realization doesn’t erase what he has done.But it reminds me that broken people often break others.Darius quietly steps beside me.He didn’t touch me immediately.Instead, he asks softly,“Are you alright?”I release a shaky breath.“No…”I smile sadly.“But I think I’m finally beginning to understand this family.”Darius’s eyes soften.“So am I.”Before anyone can continue the discussion, We heard footsteps echo outside the old estate.Several security enter first, followed by three elderly wolves wearing the traditional silver cloaks of th
Darius has discovered the room accidentally. Darius has spent months avoiding the end of the hallway without consciously admitting it to himself. Every time he passed by, his attention drifted elsewhere. Tonight, distracted and exhausted, he opens it without thinking. The realization hits him t
Selene's physiotherapy session begins with a clear goal:The physiotherapist looks at Selene and says, “We are doing sixteen steps today.Selene looks at the therapist dully. “It is already an ambitious target compared to where I had been only a few weeks earlier.” She and her therapist got ready t
Darius PovDarius attends a PR strategy meeting but remains partially detached throughout.He is physically present, responding when required, but his attention drifts in and out in ways that are becoming harder to control.Instead of focusing on business strategy, his mind repeatedly returns to fr
Liora's POVI couldn’t forget what Ravenna said; my mind kept thinking about what she said in the suite before leaving. She would rather not dwell much on that thought; Darius is now her past, and I need to focus on my present. I went to my motel room and counted the cash; it’s enough to get me







