Chapter 68

Summer's POV Alpha Foster's presence sent ice through my veins, but I refused to let him ruin this night—Felix's night. I continued my speech with practiced composure, though fury burned like wildfire beneath my skin. How dare he show his face here, at an event honoring the son he had abandoned and destroyed? I refused to let him ruin this too—this one chance to give Felix's short life meaning. I straightened my spine and continued my speech as if I hadn't seen him at all. "Together, we can build a world where children like Felix are protected, where their differences are celebrated rather than condemned." From the corner of my eye, I could see Alexander tensing, his body coiled like a spring as he tracked Foster's movement through the crowd. Beta Ethan moved silently to flank his Alpha, ready for whatever might come. "I ask you to give generously tonight," I concluded, my eyes briefly meeting Foster's across the room. "Not for me, not for yourselves, but for the children who deserve b