Chapter 51 – The Alpha’s Decision The full moon hovered high in the night sky, casting a silver glow over the private estate where Adrian and Sophie had taken refuge. A heavy silence blanketed the room, punctuated only by the steady crackling of the fireplace. Sophie sat near the window, watching the flames dance in the hearth, while Adrian stood by the table, flipping through a folder his father’s lawyer had delivered earlier that evening. The contents were disturbing. Adrian clenched his jaw as he read—lists of bribes, backdoor dealings, and blackmail trails that linked his father to more than just the political elite. The man had ties to dark forces in the supernatural underworld. Rogues, witches, even cursed hybrids. His father had been building something sinister, something Adrian

