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 you

Isn’t that

calling me?” Amelia’s

if someone might overhear.

laugh. It sounded hollow.

Chapter 57

did… at Eden Manor”

skipped

“I knoweverything.”

broke out on her

well. This isn’t

thank you,” Chole interrupted,

going to marry

one big, happy

There was a pause.

happens when a family keeps

They rot from the

The line disconnected.

still pressed to her

in her throat. The ever–composed Luna of

felt the creeping chill of

spine.

Olivia’s POV

five days had been

fast–thanks to werewolf genes,

Mike’s miraculous chicken soup–and the

almost walk without crutches.

time I tried, he’d wave a spatula at me

was breaking sacred laws.

sit,” he’d say, dragging over the

get carried when injured.”

I didn’t argue. His food was too good to

exiled from his kitchen.

morning. “Liv, Ethan’s in

him on the internet for turning a

got slapped. He can’t even show his

a spineless golden

choked on

“You okay?” Ava asked.

coughed. “Just–‘golden

the loyal kind. Except he didn’t end

mutt, maybe?”

“Let’s go with that.”

too busy doing damage

the Chole incident to bother me

he hadn’t shown up at my place since

less drama, the better.

Dad to take Mom abroad

mess dies down. But they

booked the tickets yet.”

they’re not worried because they know

protected.”

“Protected?”

people didn’t notice what Alexander did

gala? That wasn’t just polite

aren’t idiots. They’ll

doing anything.”

sense, though I hadn’t

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