“It was just tea. Just a cup of tea. That’s what I keep telling myself. But the truth is a sharp blade, and no matter how many times I try to dull it, it cuts me open all the same. Kara lost her pup. And I… I gave her the tea. She never suspected. Kieran never knew. But what if he finds out? What if this secret, the one I buried so deep, finally comes clawing to the surface? He’ll hate me. He’ll tear me apart. And maybe—just maybe—I should keep the secret buried to myself.” Izzy murmured to herself, glaring at the picture opposite her.
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Back at Kieran’s office, he stared at the picture in his hand, his grip tightening.
The image showed the former Alpha Zarek holding a child—a baby, small and bundled in cloth.
“Why is this picture here? Who owns this? I thought I asked the maid to bu
