(Victoria's POV)

I could see the murderous rage in Ethan's eyes, but I refused to give up. I had spent too many years building this life to let it slip

away now.

"I found the jade pendant when I was seven," I said, forcing tears into my eyes. "I didn't know what it meant at first."

My wolf projected distress pheromones, a trick that had always worked on Ethan before.

"When you saw me wearing it and called me Little Orange, I was confused," I continued, my voice breaking strategically. "But

you were so kind to me, so protective."

I reached for his hand, but he jerked away as if my touch burned him.

"I wanted to tell you the truth," I pleaded. "But I was afraid. And then, as time

passed, it became harder and harder to confess."

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I glanced at Olivia, then back to Ethan. "I was always going to return the identity if the real Little Orange appeared. I swear it!"

A cold laugh cut through my performance. Evelyn Winters was staring at me with contempt.

"Did you really mean to return the identity?" she asked, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "When you found out the truth from my

mouth, you tried to kill me by pushing me down the Moonlit Hospital Stairwell!"

My wolf retreated deeper within me, sensing the danger of exposure. I hadn't expected Evelyn to recover, let alone remember

that incident.

desperately. "I would never

whose amber eyes

please,” I begged. "You know me. You've known me for over a

to believe a woman you

your childhood

my wheelchair to his feet, sobbing and clutching at his trouser leg. After so many years together, surely

me over a half-year connection

him. "Everything I did, I did for

myself up, intending to throw myself into his arms-to remind him

protected me.

(Ethan's POV)

my leg. The touch sent

amber eyes blazed with Alpha fury,

mate and the mother

the parking lot pavement. Her wolf whimpered in

an undignified

against the she-wolf I

even to my own ears. "Don't ever touch me

mask of disbelief and terror. For the first time, she was seeing me as I truly was not as the

now to

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wolf retreated deep within her in submission and despair, unable to face the finality of my

to a broken

storm clouds. The weather seemed to mirror

lot.

hurried to Evelyn Winters' side, his medical instincts

practiced efficiency.

sky. "You've just woken up-you can't risk a chill. Let's go back

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