Chapter 33

Valerica's POV

For a second, the silence between us held something unspoken. A shift in gravity.

But I broke it—because if I didn’t speak now, I might never get the truth out.

“I forged a letter,” I admitted, voice steady. “Imitated Dante’s handwriting and sent it to Lycan Theron. But he saw through it.”

I looked directly into Gideon’s eyes. “Alpha Gideon, do you believe me?”

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