Venessa’s POV
“My wolf didn’t return the way she should have. Nyla came back fractured. I used to be a massive grey alpha mixed breed, but now… I’m only a werewolf. My Lycan half wasn’t reborn with me.”
He frowned deeply. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
I smiled faintly. “You’ve seen how people react the moment Lycans are mentioned. And my mother warned me never to shift said some people would kill me if they knew.”
My chest tightened, but I continued.
“When the Lycans kidnapped me, I learned my mother had been killed because of me. I don’t know the full reason, but I overheard their leader say they killed her for nothing because I convinced them I wasn’t her child, that she never had one.”
He pulled me into his arms without hesitation.
“Your secret is safe with me, Venessa,” he said firm
