Our lengthy discussion finally ended, but the conclusion remained unclear.

What had happened to me had to be investigated through the lineage of the previous pack, the Davenport Pack.

I kept quiet, though, because I didn’t want Elijah and Bishop to know that I wasn’t Papa’s biological child. It wasn’t the right time yet, or maybe it was something I didn’t need to reveal.

Since it was too late to return to the mansion, we decided to spend the night at the castle. Elijah and I slept in the right wing, which was eerily quiet. No one was around in this area, which is almost twice the size of the...