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(Olivia's POV)

After leaving the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den, I took a taxi

My phone rang, disrupting my thoughts. Eleanor Stone's name flashed across the

screen.

I considered ignoring it but knew that would only make things worse. With a deep breath, I answered.

"Olivia, you need to come to the Stone Estate immediately. We're hosting a pack banquet tonight and we're short-staffed," Eleanor said without preamble, her voice sharp with command.

I gritted my teeth. Despite being Ethan's mate and technically the Luna of the pack, I was treated like a servant by his family.

Im not feeling well," I began, but Eleanor cut me off.

"That's not my problem. Just be here in thirty minutes."

In the background, I heard a familiar voice-Victoria's honeyed tones asking Eleanor something about table settings. My blood ran cold.

"T1l be there," I said, my voice hardening with resolve.

If Victoria was at the pack house, then that's exactly where I needed to be. Roland Warner's dying words echoed in my mind: "Victoria didn't want to save her own daughter... She wanted Lily dead!"

I flagged down another taxi, my hands shaking with anger and determination. This was my chance to observe Victoria up close after learning what she'd done to Lily.

and too short. I rehearsed what I might say, how I might act, trying to prepare myself for seeing the woman who had

imposing structure looming

about, preparing for the evening's

the driver and stepped out, smoothing my simple dress. The contrast between my plain appearance and the grandeur around me was just another reminder of how I'd been

entrance of the Silvercrest Pack House. The manor

doorway of the main sitting room, taking in the scene before me. Ethan sat in his favorite armchair, his

and Isabelle Stone watched her with doting

My place.

had I wished

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her smile faltering slightly before returning

as if we were old friends: "We were just

the triumph in her eyes. She thought she'd won everything - Ethan, the

chosen companion.

souring at the sight

made my wolf bristle. I was Luna, not a kitchen maid,

I stood being ordered

about by Ethan's aunt.

met mine briefly before sliding away. His indifference cut

has

Ethan with adoring eyes. "Daddy promised to take me

week!"

memories of Lily begging for the same treat flooding my mind. Ethan had always been too busy

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