Later that evening Maverick sat at the small desk in his chambers. He had spent his time quietly thumbing through the old journal desperately searching for some clue or hint as to what happened the night of the twin’s birth. He had learned the old woman had been sought out by Alpha Darvis in secret, his unnamed lover ready to give birth. She was never told the woman’s name, but described her as being of great beauty. She had raven black hair that fell in curls and eyes that were so blue they were almost black, yet even in child birth they shined brilliant. He was shocked at the description as it sounded like perhaps Cora resembled her birth mother. According to the old woman’s notes the Alpha and his partner were madly in love but feared discovery. It was revealed the secret woman was not
