Chapter 98

••• Victoria’s POV ••• The veil of the dream lifted, and everything became clear… “You married Elijah and didn’t care about us!” “You only thought about yourself!” “You are not fit to be our Alpha!” “You turned us into slaves at the Goldclaw Pride Pack!” “What’s to say we won’t be sold again into the Infernal Shadows Pack as slaves?” “We don’t believe you could lead us!” “We don’t believe you could restore the glory of the perfume industry and the Palemane Claws Pack!” “We do not trust you!” “How could we trust you after everything you put us through at the Goldclaw Pride Pack?” My pack members’ blame and doubts echoed in my ears, nearly shattering my heart. Faces I once protected—mothers, elders, pups—now glared at me with disappointment. And those weren’t the worst. But those weren’t the worst. I saw my parents’ faces. The looks in their eyes—disappointment, sorrow, disapproval—truly shattered my heart. They shook their heads slowly, as they used to when I broke a childhood rule. But