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Serafine’s POVThe moment I stepped back into my room, Clara shot up from the couch immediately.Her eyes were swollen badly from crying, and the anxious look on her face made it obvious she had been waiting for me the entire time.“How is he?” she asked quickly. “How’s Grayson?”I closed the door behind me slowly before answering.“He’s fine.”Relief flooded her face. But mine didn’t change. And Clara noticed.Her brows furrowed. “What’s wrong?”I walked further into the room slowly, my thoughts still spinning badly from everything Grayson had told me.“He’s fine,” I repeated quietly. Then I looked directly at her. “But I’m not.”Confusion crossed her face. “What is the problem, Serafine?”I exhaled slowly. “I have to get Grayson out of prison.”Clara stared at me in shock. I continued before she could interrupt. “It’s time I repay all the favors he’s done for me.”Her lips parted slightly.“But…” she hesitated, “are you sure he didn’t kill those men?”“Yes.”Clara blinked at me.I m

Serafine’s POVBran remained silent, making my pulse pound harder inside my chest.I held his gaze steadily, refusing to look away first.“What if I can get proof?” I asked again.The office remained painfully still. Then Bran finally exhaled through his nose and stepped away from me. He walked back toward his desk slowly, his expression unreadable again.“You are so persistent,” he muttered.“That isn’t the answer I want.”“No,” he agreed calmly. “It isn’t.”Frustration burned through me. I followed him toward the desk. “People keep avoiding direct answers whenever Aric’s name comes up.”Bran picked up one of the papers on his desk casually. “And perhaps there is a reason for that.”“What reason?”His eyes lifted toward mine again. “Because accusations without evidence can destroy lives.”I folded my arms tightly over my chest. “And ignoring suspicions can destroy lives too.”For a second, a cold expression flashed across his face. Then it vanished.“You truly believe Grayson is inno

Serafine’s POVThe room became deathly silent after Lena’s confession.I stared at her while my thoughts spiraled violently.Aric helped her hide.Clara looked equally shaken beside me.“What exactly do you mean?” I asked.Lena hugged herself tighter while trembling.“He found me outside after I ran away,” she whispered. “I thought he would hand me over to the authorities,”“But he didn’t,” Clara said quietly.Lena shook her head. “He asked what happened first.”I exchanged another glance with Clara.“Then what?” I pressed gently.Lena lowered her eyes toward the floor. “I told him everything.”My stomach tightened. “All of it?”She nodded weakly. “About the men. About what they did to me.”A muscle ticked hard in my jaw. “And Aric believed you?”“Yes.”That explained the strange vibes coming off Aric recently. But one question still remained unanswered.“Why would Aric hide you?” Clara asked softly.Lena’s expression crumpled. “He said I would be punished for killing those men. Regar

Serafine’s POV“Lena isn't their only victim.” The office fell silent again after Aric’s words.A horrible heaviness settled deep inside my chest.Lena wasn’t their only victim? Just how many girls had these cruel men destroyed? Bran’s expression darkened dangerously.“How many?” he asked quietly.Aric’s jaw tightened. “I don’t know exactly.”Rage flickered across Bran’s face. “You investigated them for months and still don’t know?”“The girls kept disappearing.”A chill crawled down my spine.Clara looked horrified beside me.Aric continued. “Most were orphans and homeless girls. They targeted girls who had no families to look out for them when they go missing.”Lena looked sick as Aric continued, “They used abandoned cabins outside pack territory. I found some evidence at the scenes of the crime. In some I found clothes. Others, I found blood and chains.My stomach twisted, hearing that. “Oh my goodness…”“But before I could gather enough proof,” he continued bitterly, “the three

Grayson’s POVI sat silently on the narrow bed while staring at the floor, trying not to lose my patience for the hundredth time today.The public trial had already been humiliating enough. Five months in prison. And tomorrow morning, Crystal Pack would be forced to leave Dark Mountain territory because of me.I clenched my jaw hard.The sound of approaching footsteps echoed through the prison hallway again. I ignored it at first until the guard outside my cell straightened immediately.“Chief Elder.”My eyes darkened as Elder Larkin appeared moments later with his silver cane tapping sharply against the stone floor. His aged face already carried irritation before he even stopped in front of my cell.Disgust filled his eyes as he looked at me. “You truly have outdone yourself this time.”I remained silent.Larkin gripped his cane tighter. “Do you understand the level of shame you have brought upon Crystal Pack?”His voice rose sharply. “Because of your reckless stupidity, our people a