ie

lpha withdrew from the embrace and gazed down almost lovingly at me

ughter?" I

n crossed the Alpha's face. "You look just

taking a hesit

hen he turned and painted at a painti

and a beautiful woman. She had locks of blond hair and eyes the colour of preciou

in. "I am Rielle Archer, Alpha. With all due respect, you are mistaken about my identit

s head warily. "No, dear. Your real name is Lucianne Van D

sion and disbelief. Lucianne Van Der Burg? That name sounded foreign to me, like a charac

barely audible above the tumult

a mixture of sadness and regret. "It's a long and

though my legs could no longer support me. Raphael stood nearby, his expression unreada

in the Scarletmoon pack," Alpha Lucas began, his voice tinged with sorrow. "You

that he had lost, that would mean that everything I had believed to be my life would

red, the truth ripping my h

"No, dear child. You did no such thing. And even if it was labour that took her from us, it

I asked

ess than a second. "The Shadowfang pack plotted the ass

ped into the throne room. The Alpha and

Alpha seemed to exude. He had identical amber eyes like the Alpha and the same sandy blon

tinising but not as hostile as I would

ntroduced. "Your elder broth

continued to gaze at me with an inscrutable ex

detail, but there was something more welcoming about him. It was obvious that they were twins, but their auras were polar opp

less upright and far more entertaining elder brother." He winked at me and I fought the urge to

back. "He is glaring,

nly feeling at home agai

, moving in my direction. She paused beside Lance and gave him a

sorry for your brother's sour mode. I am Jules, your sister-in-law." She took my han

l that I had been told about I actually am. The grandeur of the Scarletmoon pack's ca

ge windows that let in plenty of light, making it feel open and inviting. It looked like it had been prep

ust be overwhelming," Jules said gen

pside down. If I did not know who I truly was, if I did not know who Landon truly was, then what exactly did I know? Had I just been clueless all my life? It wa

m a delicate porcelain teapot. She handed it to me with

a sip. The warmth of the tea d

ightly. "I don't know what to believe. My

all out right now. Just know that you have a family here who loves you and wants to support you." Her words s

unable to hold back, and I felt compelled to as

e. After the attack and your mother's demise, your father needed to keep you and your brothers safe. But you were j

p but feel hurt. Why didn't they find us earlier? Maybe my uncl

I could, but I can't. Your father will let you know soon. The sooner,

must feel confused, betrayed and hurt, but I promise you that you will come to understand. Because there are siniste