SONYA'S POV
The room fractures around me instantly, my surroundings blurring at the edges, and I suddenly can't breathe.
"My real mother?" The words come out strangled, barely audible over the sudden ringing in my ears.
"Oh, did no one tell you?" Melvanie's smile widens, delighted by my shock. She circles closer, each step purposeful. "How unfortunate. Your father, Alpha Elon's, bloodline comes from a very special source. Your grandmother was cursed by me thirty-five years ago. Your mother inherited that curse. And now, it seems, you've inherited something even better. Though I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. Secrets have a way of festering in families, don't they?"
"You're lying." But even as I say it, my voice wavers.
"Am I?" She reaches into her pocket with slow, theatrical prec
