Ethan's POV：
I'd hidden my marriage from Victoria because I wanted to keep her in my life without complications. I just never expected her to discover the truth and react so severely. Victoria couldn't tolerate even a grain of sand in her eye - she refused to continue our relationship on any terms. Now it wasn't Victoria pursuing me; it was me desperately trying to get her back.
"How is she not that kind of person?" Mother scoffed, her wolf energy flaring with contempt. "Don't think I don't know what she wants. She's just trying to trap you, to marry into wealth without sacrificing anything. That's not how this works!"
Her eyes flashed with something dangerous - the look of a she-wolf defending her territory. "Do you have any idea how hard I worked to secure our position? Do you
