Chapter 175:Family Secrets

(Scarlett's POV) Emma's voice crackled with certainty through the phone, her tone sharp and unwavering. "Scarlett, I’m telling you, it was Marcus Winter. Clear as day. I saw him multiple times. He wasn’t even trying that hard to hide." I pinched the bridge of my nose, pacing back and forth across the carpet in my room. "Marcus Winter. At Shadow Mall. With another woman and a… baby carriage? Are you absolutely sure? He’s supposed to be at the pack hospital. Daniel was just discharged, and Grace is still…" "On death’s doorstep?" Emma finished bluntly. "Yes. I know. Which is what makes this even worse. But trust me, Scarlett. I’m not making this up." Her voice steadied. "I saw him. His arm was around her waist. They looked… close. Not casually close, but intimately close." That didn’t sound like the Marcus Winter I knew, distant and calculated, more obsessed with his pack’s strength and reputation than anything personal. "That doesn’t sound like him at all. Marcus barely looks at Sara