INA'

tment, I watched Cassian's

oice bright and cheerful. "Daddy'

abbit. Her eyes were still red from crying, and the bandage

strong child.

erked up a lit

nd you know what? As long as we do exactly what I say, Daddy will s

r lip. "Bu

t is

.. the kidnapping. The men

my grip firmer than I int

't send them. You did. You h

us. I stared at my daug

wasn't stupid. But she was young and scared,

her shoulders. "Listen to me. What I did... it was a ti

ing is

our family. She's never been our family. She pretends to be kind, but it's all

ut she used to read me stories. She

hurt you later. Don't you see? She was never truly part of our family. She was always going to t

d. "I don't want to lie anymore

ow it's scary. But Daddy loves us, Natasha. He's going to be your father forev

and met her

want a daddy, don't you? You want a real

ded, sn

keep the secret and treat Lyra like the enemy s

For a moment, she

at her mother, the on

ice was barely a whi

l." I pulled h

to get rid of Lyra completely...

~~~~~

IAN'

brina's apartment, and Natasha c

legs, her small arms wrappi

lips despite everything. "Of course I c

p on the way. Her eyes widened, sparkling w

the bag as if it were tre

ffling her hair. "Now go to your r

, and walked down the hallway. I watched h

family. A life without the constant dis

ith her back to me. I walk

still m

sian. My daughter went through something horrible. She go

"You don't have to wor

ked at me. "Wha

er." I squeezed Sabrina's fingers. "She can't interfere with us anymore. You

rt over with her still in the house, Cassian. I wa

rina

e," she insisted. "She hurt Natasha. How ca

ttle more time. Once everything is settled, I'll send her fa

ou need time? What's so important that you'd

ed with her yet. Becaus

family business. The investors will only recognize her authority. I

e conflict in her eyes. She wanted Lyra

t last. "But I'm n

ulled her closer. "Then it

~~~~~

together. Natasha sat in the bac

rward. "Can we finally

r in the rearview mirror. "From now on,

e and clapped h

lan. Lyra was locked away. Sabrina and Natasha were coming home wi

thing was fall

the estate gates, I not

their faces pale. They whispered to one an

of the car.

tion. "Alpha, there's s

t it

owed. "It's the Luna

cked her in the bedroom myse

ole time. But when we checked, we found..." He hesitated. "We foun

od wen

she climbed down fr

, Alpha. She

window?" I cut him off

ll wen

you went after her. You caught her and broug

pha

talking about Lyra here. She's weak an

changed

one of them said.

my wolf surging for