Elijah was left speechless as his father turned to indicate Kendell, who had elegantly entered through the side entrance and now strolled across the banquet hall. "Why not consider marrying Kendell?" his father suggested. "She hails from a prestigious werewolf family, an Alpha no less. You could easily assert that Michaela is her daughter, and the notion would scarcely be questioned."
While others may not bat an eye, one person loomed large in Elijah's mind: Odette, Michaela's mother. Concealing the truth about Odette's identity and maintaining the charade of her demise was a delicate balancing act. Exposing Michaela as Kendell's child to the public would inevitably lead to Odette's discovery, inviting unwanted interference. Moreover, it risked cultivating deep-seated resentment in Michae
