Elder Thorne’s words echoed in my mind. Silver Moon Alphas. The last heir. A murdered legacy. None of it made sense, yet something deep inside me recognised the truth of it.
“That’s impossible,” I whispered. “I’m nobody. Just an omega orphan.”
“That’s what they wanted everyone to believe.” Elder Thorne returned to his chair, settling in like he had a long story to tell. “The lies kept you safe. Kept you hidden. But the lies also kept you weak.”
I sat up slowly, my body still aching from the rogue attack. “Who are they? Who wanted me hidden?”
“That’s a complicated answer. One we’ll get to in time.” He poured water into a cup and handed it to me. “First, you need to understand what you are. What you could become.”
“I don’t understand any of this.” My hands shook as I drank. “Two days ag
