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“Damien, what is the meaning of this?” My mother’s voice finally broke the heavy silence that had followed Uncle Damien’s entrance. I was still trying to piece together what was happening

Why was my father–who was supposed to be overseas assisting with a medical procedure–here, tied up and bloodied?

Why was Uncle Damien here?

And why was he looking at me like that?

“I can practically see the wheels turning in your head, Little Dove,” Damien said smoothly. “And because you’ve turned out to be somewhat tolerable, I’ll do you a favor and answer the questions you’re asking yourself.”

I blinked at him. He sounded different–strange, even. Like this was the first time I was truly hearing him speak.

A muffled sound from my father filled the air, yanking my attention back to him. His hands and legs were bound, his face bloodied.

“Damien-”

“If I were you, Evelyn, I’d get off that high horse and watch what you say. One wrong word, and Luther will suffer the consequences.” His tone turned ice–cold, his gaze sharp and unforgiving.

“Uncle Damien?” I whispered.

His eyes flicked to me, softening just a fraction before a slow, unsettling smile spread across his face.

“Right. The only one I can actually stand.” He gestured toward two chairs I hadn’t noticed before. “Let’s start with the basics. Both of you–sit.”

My mother and I exchanged a glance. I could sense her tension, the unspoken thoughts racing through her mind. Then, for the first time, her voice touched mine through our psychic link. don’t know what’s going on, but for your father’s sake–sit down.‘

It didn’t sound like a command. It was a plea. Despite the calm facade she wore, she had no idea what was happening–or how to handle it.

I turned my gaze back to my father. He had stopped struggling and was simply looking at my mother. Were they speaking through their link? Whatever passed between them, she nodded slightly before stepping forward and sitting down. I followed her lead,

Uncle Damien watched us, his usual jovial smile in place. But now, I saw it for what it was–an edge had always been there. The same expression, yet it felt entirely different in this moment

“Great. Now that we’re all settled–well, except me, because I’ll be doing most of the talking. I know that’s strange for you Pierces–you talk, and everyone else listens.” His gaze slid to me again, and, once more, it softened.

“It’s truly unfortunate that you have to be involved in this.”

He sounded so… distant.

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my

turned black, and his expression hardened. “I said I’ll be

about his tone made me clamp my

to my father. “Luther here has been keeping me company for the past two weeks. There was no medical procedure.” His lips curled into a smirk. “I simply wanted to spend some quality time with my best friend.” His voice dripped

he

voice cut through the air, firm and unyielding. “Why don’t you stop with the theatrics and get to the

you

my father let out a sharp cry of pain, his body convulsing. My eyes widened in shock, while

asked without my consent,

took a step

growling in defense. Then, for the first time, I really smelled him.

so familiar–one I had noticed before but never

like that, it

in Liam’s office. That scent I had picked up but couldn’t trace but it had smelt

It was him.

Uncle Damien.

my thoughts, his lips twitched. “I’ve always admired how smart you are, Little Dove.”

My breath caught.

was me,” He continued. “I orchestrated the chaos that has unfolded over these past months. The first attack on Grayson? I arranged it. I killed those Alphas. I ordered the shooting. Every single thing–you can thank me

to know what my finest work

his

stole the other twin.”

is?”

would have been the weight that crashed down on my chest in that

father and I. We

father, “We hadn’t gotten to that part yet, had we? I suppose I

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help him choose who was better suited to lead the pack. And Luther, being the perfect man

He scoffed.

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father. But what I didn’t know, what I found out later, was that Luther had been the reason-” his voice rose, laced with

out a breath,

would do.” His eyes gleamed. “I took something precious from him. I took one of

mother’s voice broke, raw with emotion.

asking–she

this man wasn’t

who had once comforted me, the one I had secretly wished was my father, the man who had always told me that one day, I would be free from the weight of my family name–he had been a lie.

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