Chapter 57

Back at the Hawthrone Pack house, the atmosphere was

charged with a different kind of chaos.

Bob Hawthrone, Ethan’s father and the true backbone of the

family, had returned from an urgent business trip overseas

after getting wind of the scandal. The moment he stepped into

the drawing room, his face was like thunder.

“This is what you’ve done with my name?” he growled, eyes

blazing at Ethan. “You disgrace your Luna in public, humiliate

your pack, and now I return to find your mistress splashed all

over the internet like a failed soap opera?”

Ethan didn’t speak.

“I trusted you to lead with strength and intelligence, and

instead, you’ve let your emotions and bedroom play destroy

everything.”

Amelia, sitting on the edge of the leather sofa, spoke up quietly.

“Bob, don’t be so hard on him. He just—”

“Don’t.” Bob cut her off. “Don’t defend this circus. Olivia stood by

us through every winter, every harvest, every negotiation.

She’s ten times the Chole Windsor could ever be.”

Amelia’s lips lightened.

“She’s cold” she said. ‘Olivia has always been… distant. Maybe

it’s not all Ethan’s fault”

Bob gave her a sharp glance. “I’m telling you–if we still want to

keep what we’ve built, Ethan needs to fix this. End things with

Chole. Go make peace with Olivia.”

Amelia was about to argue further when her phone rang.

Unknown number.

She stepped away to take it.

“Hello?”

There was silence for a second. Then a voice–low, hoarse, and

disturbingly calm.

“Auntie Amelia,” Chole whispered on the other end.

Amelia froze.

you–how are

Isn’t

Amelia’s

if someone might overhear.

It

Chapter 57

did… at Eden Manor”

skipped a

“I knoweverything.”

cold sweat broke out

not well. This

wanted to thank you,” Chole interrupted,

now, I’m going to marry

big,

There was a pause.

happens when a family

They rot

The line disconnected.

stood frozen. The phone still

throat. The ever–composed Luna

the creeping chill

spine.

Olivia’s POV

five days

was healing fast–thanks to

miraculous chicken soup–and the swelling

so much I could almost walk

me. Every time I tried, he’d wave a spatula

was breaking sacred laws.

dragging over the

get carried when injured.”

I didn’t argue. His food was too good

exiled from his kitchen.

in the morning.

the internet for turning a blind

can’t even

called a

choked

“You okay?” Ava asked.

coughed. “Just–‘golden

the loyal kind. Except he didn’t

mutt, maybe?”

“Let’s go with that.”

Ethan had been too busy doing damage

Chole incident to bother me again. Rose had

he hadn’t shown up at my place since that night.

less drama, the better.

abroad for a while,” I

this whole Windsor mess dies down. But they

booked the tickets yet.”

they’re not worried

protected.”

“Protected?”

think people didn’t notice what Alexander

wasn’t just polite manners. That was

idiots.

doing anything.”

sense, though I hadn’t dwelled on

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255