SOPHIA’S POV
I couldn’t sleep that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw them.
Damien, Tiffany, and Ashley.
In my mind, I saw them standing in my kitchen like they belonged together. It felt like I was the intruder in my own life.
My wolf whimpered inside me. She felt confused and hurt. She didn’t understand why our mate was pushing us away, why he was letting another female into our territory.
The next morning, I drove back to Stone Villa. I knew it was probably useless, but I had to try. I had to make Damien talk to me about my family, about stopping whatever he was doing to hurt them. I parked in the driveway and walked to the front door.
This time I knocked instead of using my key. It felt wrong to just walk in anymore.
Franca answered. Her expression shifted from surprise to pity when she saw me.
She bowed her head. “Good morning, Luna. Alpha Damien isn’t here."
"When will he be back? I can wait."
She hesitated. "He won’t be back today. He took Ashley somewhere."
My stomach dropped. "Where? Where did he take her?"
"I don’t know for certain. But..." Franca glanced behind her like she was making sure no one could hear. "I heard him on the phone this morning, making plans with Miss Tiffany. Something about her place, about Ashley wanting to see her house."
The words hit me hard. My daughter was with Tiffany. At Tiffany’s house....spending the weekend there like it was normal like Tiffany was part of our family now. Damien didn’t even inform me.
Didn’t I have the right to know?
"He took my daughter to her house?" My voice came out small.
"I’m sorry, Luna I thought you should know."
Franca’s eyes were sad.
I couldn’t respond. I couldn’t form words past the lump in my throat. I just nodded and walked back to my car. My hands shook as I started the engine. My wolf was howling now. The sound of her how echoed through my entire body.
Our pup was with another female.
I drove back to Sky Manor in a daze. When I walked in, my mother took one look at my face and pulled me into a hug. I broke down then. I sobbed into her shoulder like I was a child again.
"He took Ashley to Tiffany’s house," I gasped between sobs.
“Oh honey.” she patted my back “I’m so sorry.”
I just stayed there crying as she comforted me.
*
Later that afternoon, I found Patricia in the study. She was on her laptop. I knocked softly on the doorframe.
"Hey. Can I come in?" I asked.
I really needed someone to talk to. My wolf was basically whimpering inside all day long.
"Of course." She closed the laptop quickly.
I sat across from her. "How’s work going?"
"Everything’s fine." But she wouldn’t meet my eyes.
Instantly, I knew something was wrong.
"Patricia. Please don’t lie to me. I know Damien is going after Marco’s firm. I know you’re losing clients." I leaned forward. "How bad is it really?"
She was quiet for a long moment. Then she sighed.
"It’s bad, Sophia. We lost five more clients this week. All of them cited budget concerns or deciding to go with other firms but we know the truth."
"What about the cases you’re already working on?”
"Some clients are sticking with us - The ones who don’t have connections to Damien’s circle. But it’s not enough to sustain the firm long-term." She finally looked at me.
My chest tightened. "This is all my fault."
"Stop saying that. This is Damien’s doing, not yours."
I pulled out my bank card and set it on the desk.
"Take this. Use it for the firm, for whatever you need."
She shook her head "Sophia, no. We can’t take your money."
"It’s not much but it’s something. Please, let me help." Tears burned in my eyes. "You’re all suffering because of me. The least I can do is try to help financially."


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