When he reached his private study, the sealed envelope was waiting on the desk, sitting there as if it had been waiting all along for the perfect moment to unravel him. He stood still for a while, breathing slow and heavy, his fingers tightening before he finally tore it open with deliberate force.
The paper inside was thin, clinical, merciless in its simplicity.
Bloodline Verification Complete.
Kael’s eyes scanned the words carefully, once, twice, a third time, though the results didn’t change.
Claimed paternal match: Kael (Alpha, bonded) – confirmed.
No irregularities detected.
Child carries Alpha bloodline with 99.9% match.
The seal at the bottom was official, stamped with the silver crescent of the pack and signed by Healer Andric himself.
It was clean. Too clean.
But the trut
