Chapter 62

They all looked genuinely shocked, and truthfully, if I claimed I wasn’t, I’d be lying. One of my children was destined to be the future Alpha of this pack, and another had become a Luna. It struck me deeply—no matter how far royalty is stripped away, the blood of royalty cannot be erased. It prevails, always, under any circumstance. “Well, that’s surprising,” Olivia said, her composure never faltering. “We should prepare a proper room for our guest.” I looked at her then, and once again, the weight of my fortune pressed on me. To have married a woman like Olivia—strong, steady, unshakable. She was the best thing that had ever happened to me. The way she handled matters with such grace and precision never ceased to amaze me. Why had it taken me so long to see her worth? Perhaps it was because part of me had remained bound to Aira, a woman I had once loved but rejected with nothing more than a letter. Looking back, I see it clearly—I was a fool. I should be ashamed, through a letter? I