(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.

true!" I cried desperately. "I would never

turned back to Ethan, whose amber

begged. "You know me. You've known me for over

believe a woman you

from your childhood

and clutching at

half-year

whispered, reaching up to him. "Everything I did, I did for us.

up, intending to throw myself into his arms-to remind him of all the times he had held me, comforted

protected me.

(Ethan's POV)

out, her fingers brushing against my leg. The touch sent revulsion

eyes blazed with Alpha fury, my wolf surging to the

true mate and the mother

sprawling across the parking lot pavement. Her

in an

I finally turned against the she-wolf I had protected for so long. The pack

I growled, my voice barely recognizable even

of disbelief and terror. For the first time, she was seeing me as I truly

now

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and despair, unable to face the

pack was reduced to a broken shell

with approaching storm clouds. The weather seemed to mirror the turbulent emotions swirling through the

lot.

medical

practiced efficiency.

rain," he warned, glancing at the threatening sky. "You've just woken up-you can't risk a

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