When Odessa heard the Pack members gathering behind her, her expression shifted instantly. The panic in her eyes evaporated, replaced by a chilling resolve. Straightening her back, she turned to face my father again, her earlier fear now transformed into icy calculation.
Suppressing a tremor in her voice, she said, “Thomas, if you won’t stand by me, then we’re done. I want a divorce. But listen closely—this isn’t over. I’ll report this to the Pack Alpha. Tempest caused my miscarriage, and you struck me in front of everyone. I demand justice!”
She deliberately emphasized "Pack Alpha," clearly using it as a threat. If my father didn’t bend to her will, she would ensure he found himself behind bars, in the Pack’s prison, for assault.
Peregrine, seeing my father’s hesitation, mistook it for
