I slowly shook my head, forcing a reassuring smile even as a storm of emotions raged within me.

“Sweetheart, I am your father's only mate. I am your one and only mommy, so it’s simply impossible for you to have another mother. You might have just misunderstood,” I explained gently, my voice soft but firm, trying to ease the confusion in her eyes.

It was hard to fathom that Alpha Asher could betray me, but what Beatrice said pushed a relentless pursuit within me to unveil the truth behind my mate’s concealed secrets.

Even my inner wolf simmered with fury, and I allowed the days to drift by as usual.

One night, I jolted awake from a nightmare, a haunting vision of the Moon Goddess revealing that Alpha Asher was using me. I shook off the unsettling thoughts, reminding myself that it was just a dream.

Glancing around the room, I realized Alpha Asher was missing.

Compelled by an unshakeable instinct, I made my way to the study, where I found him lost in thought, gazing intently at a picture.

Though it was dimly lit and difficult to see from my angle, I instinctively knew it was the late Luna Amara who held his attention.