I blinked, trying to process Elena's words, though every part of me wanted to reject their meaning. Moments passed in silence, my pulse thudding in my ears before a hollow laugh forced its way out. "That's ridiculous!" I shook my head, trying to dismiss her.
Elena didn’t so much as flinch. "I only tell you what I sense," she said calmly. "And I take my magic very seriously."
I shot to my feet, running a shaking hand through my hair. "You know my father. Giovanni Greco is many things, but an Alpha? That’s impossible."
Her gaze remained steady. "There were secrets in your family, things he's hidden from you."
"I know that!" I exploded, throwing my hands up. "But those secrets were always about my mother. He never talked about her! I never suspected it might be—"
"Did you, really?" Her b
