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

you calling me?” Amelia’s voice dropped to a

if someone might overhear.

let out a soft laugh. It sounded hollow.

Chapter 57

did… at Eden Manor”

heart skipped a

“I knoweverything.”

broke

not well. This isn’t the

wanted to thank you,” Chole interrupted, her

“Because now, I’m going to

big,

There was a pause.

what happens when a

rot from the

The line disconnected.

stood frozen. The phone still pressed to her

throat. The ever–composed Luna of

creeping chill of fear spread down

spine.

Olivia’s POV

days

fast–thanks to

soup–and the

so much I could almost walk without crutches.

time I tried, he’d wave a spatula

was breaking sacred laws.

he’d say, dragging over the

get carried when injured.”

didn’t argue. His food was

exiled from his kitchen.

in the morning. “Liv, Ethan’s in shambles.

for turning a blind

can’t even show his face in

a spineless

nearly choked

“You okay?” Ava asked.

I coughed.

the loyal kind. Except he didn’t end up being loyal,

mutt, maybe?”

“Let’s go with that.”

had been too busy doing

the Chole incident to bother me

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

less drama, the better.

abroad

Windsor mess dies down. But they

booked the tickets yet.”

they’re not worried because they know

protected.”

“Protected?”

do you think people didn’t notice what

the gala? That wasn’t just polite manners. That

Windsors aren’t idiots. They’ll think twice

doing anything.”

though I

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