Elena pressed the torn page into Logan's hands the moment the corridor was empty.
"Read it," she said. "Before I lose the courage to explain how I got it."
Logan unfolded the page slowly, his ribs still aching from days without proper rest, and scanned the careful handwriting across the top. A single line, written in what Elena had already confirmed was her father's hand.
*The Ashwood pack, destroyed by order sealed under my own authority. The surviving heir placed under protection of House Westwood.*
"Ashwood," Logan repeated quietly. "I have never heard that name in my life."
"Neither had I, until two nights ago." Elena's voice was low, urgent. "I found this hidden in Garrick's private quarters, locked away where no one was meant to find it. He cut it from my father's genealogy reco
