AIDEN’S POV Lisa clung to my arm as we hurried toward the pack hospital, her fingers digging into my sleeve like she might collapse if she let go. Her body trembled against mine, small, uneven breaths escaping her lips. Every now and then, a soft hiccup broke the silence, as though she were holding back tears. She looked fragile, broken—like she’d just survived something unthinkable. But I couldn’t shake the unease twisting in my gut. Elena… push her? No. It didn’t add up. Elena wasn’t violent. She wasn’t the type to lash out, even when pushed to her limits. And Lisa? She was clever, always had been. Manipulative when it suited her. But would she go this far? Would she lie about something like this? I shook my head, trying to clear the doubt, but it clung to me like a shadow as we step

