Meredith's voice shook as she began recounting the events of the battle with Alpha Ludwig of the Abyssal Pack. She told them everything: how the fight began, how Damien, Magnus, and Xavier had fought valiantly.
But she chose not to tell them about her real identity as Alpha Ludwig's missing daughter.
“Not yet,” she told herself.
When she finished, her voice cracked. “I... I know I'm weak. I know I should've done more. But I swear, I tried. I swear—”
“Enough,” Conrad said. “Do you hear yourself? I tried? Tried what? That's your excuse? My son is lying there, fighting for his life, because you tried?” His jaw tightened. “You could've done nothing anyway. You're not worth saving. I wish... they'd just let you die there.”
Meredith's tears fell freely now, her chest heaving
