Chapter 37

Victoria "He loved me," I whispered between hiccupping breaths. "He really loved me, Leo. And my mother too." Leo's hand stroked my hair gently. "Of course he did, little wolf. How could he not?" I pulled back slightly, wiping tears from my cheeks. "You don't understand. I always thought... I always believed I was just a disappointment to him." Leo took the letter from my hands, his eyes scanning the contents quickly. His expression darkened when he reached the parts about Enzo and Aurora, but softened again at my father's words about my birthright. "Your father was right about one thing," Leo said finally, setting the letter aside. "You do have Alpha blood in you. I've sensed it from the beginning—that strength in you that refuses to submit, even to me." His lips quirked in a half-smile. "It drives my wolf crazy in the best possible way." A watery laugh escaped me. "And now I find out I'm technically the rightful Alpha of the Howlthorne pack. It's too much to process." Leo's expressio