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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.

I rehearsed what I might say, how I might act, trying to prepare myself for seeing

its imposing structure looming against the darkening sky. Pack members

preparing for the

The contrast between my plain appearance and the grandeur around me was just another reminder

stepped through the grand entrance of the Silvercrest Pack House. The manor was bustling with activity as servants prepared for the evening's

doorway of the main sitting room, taking in the scene before me. Ethan sat in his favorite armchair, his powerful frame relaxed yet commanding. Victoria perched on the sofa beside him, laughing

Eleanor and Isabelle Stone watched her with doting

My place.

I wished for such a scene with Lily? How many times had Ethan

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first, her smile faltering slightly before returning with

are," she called, as if we were old friends: "We were just

she'd

chosen companion.

at the sight of me "Finally. The

my wolf bristle. I

I stood being ordered

about by Ethan's aunt.

amber eyes met mine briefly before sliding away. His

"Emma has been

at Ethan with adoring eyes. "Daddy promised to

week!"

same treat flooding my mind. Ethan had always been too busy

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