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Sebastian’s POV
“How dare you?” Thea’s voice rang with a fury I’d never heard from her before.
Lyra smirked dismissively, as if she had better things to do. “It’s not my fault the brat wasn’t watching where she was going. She almost spilled juice on my dress. This is a limited edition Hermès, and that little mongrel nearly ruined it.”
Thea and Lyra had always been at odds. Back when Thea was still in school, Lyra had made it her mission to ensure everyone isolated her. She and her little followers had placed dead rats in her locker, thrown her books and bag in trash cans, and generally made sure her life was miserable. Lyra later became the mate and Luna of the Ravenoak
Pack Alpha, but clearly her character hadn’t changed over the years.
The little girl peeked out from behind Thea’s dress, her eyes wide with fear. Barely five years old, with dark curls and a pink dress, she clutched at Thea like she was her only
protection.
I found myself involuntarily imagining a little girl wi
colored hair.
my green eyes and Thea’s honey-
I froze in my seat. Where the fuck had that thought come from? I shook my head, trying to clear it, and refocused on Thea. It looked like she was finally about to put Lyra in her
place.
“Are you kidding me? That’s a stupid fucking reason to hurt a child, especially when we’re here today because of these children,” Thea chastised, her brows furrowed in anger, yet
even then she looked beautiful.
“It’s not a stupid reason,” Lyra stomped her foot like a petulant child. “I’m not going to let some orphan who doesn’t know anything about status ruin a dress worth more than she’ll see in her entire pathetic life.”
Shocked gasps filled the room. Lyra turned, realizing she now had an audience, and they weren’t pleased with her remarks.
“I didn’t mean it like that…” she quickly tried to salvage her image, noticing the angry looks around her.
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“You know what? Get the fuck out. Given your attitude toward these children, I don’t see why you need to be here,” Thea said, gesturing to a security guard by the door.
“What? You’re kicking me out?” Lyra stammered.
Thea just rolled her eyes. “Obviously.”
“You can’t do this. I’ve donated a lot of money to this stupid foundation. You can’t just
throw me out like this.”
A sly grin spreading across Thea’s face. She then called over Fiona, who quickly checked her tablet. “One million dollars,” Fiona reported.
“See, this foundation doesn’t need people like you. People who are so full of themselves they think we can’t function without their money.” Then she turned to Lyra and ordered:
“Transfer it back to her account.”
Everyone watched in amazement. Nobody spoke, nobody moved.
When Fiona confirmed it was done, Thea turned to Lyra. “Now get the fuck out of my gala.
You’re banned from any future events held by me or my foundation.”
The security guard dragged the cursing Lyra out. Thea’s voice carried throughout the entire room: “Does anyone else share Lyra’s views? We’re here because of these children, and I’ll deal with anyone who thinks they can abuse them.”
She looked like an avenging angel ready to strike down anyone who dared disrespect the
children.
When no one spoke, she smiled and walked toward the balcony. “Well then, sorry for the
interruption, and I hope you all have a great time.”
Aurora said something to me, but I ignored her. My focus was entirely on my former Luna.
I stood up, pushing my chair back, and left. Aurora called my name, but I didn’t look back. I strode toward where Thea had gone, and soon I was outside the room.
She stood on the balcony, her face turned toward the now–darkening sky, her hair dancing in the breeze.
Now that I was here, I didn’t know what to say. I hadn’t spoken to Thea since that day at
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her house. All my texts and calls over the past two weeks had gone unanswered.
I stepped forward. My footsteps must have alerted her, because she half–turned. When she saw it was only me, her body tensed.
“What do you want, Sebastian?” she sighed, sounding tired.
I moved closer until I was standing beside her.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” I was confused. She had been my wife, yet she never mentioned any of this.
“Tell you what?”
“Everything… the Dawnhaven Foundation, and the fact that you’re not actually broke. Why let us all look down on you?”
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because she is your fated mate I sont know how this reality surfaced in next chapters but I am curious.
Watched–1
Thea’s POV
I felt drained to my core, longing for nothing more than a hot bath and then to collapse into bed. We’d been preparing for this charity gala for weeks. Initially, I wasn’t supposed to come–Fiona should have represented me as usual. But after my breakdown in the kitchen that day, I decided it was time to stop hiding.
When I told Fiona I’d be attending myself, she practically squealed with excitement. For years, my identity had remained a secret. Not because I feared discovery, but because I just wanted to live quietly.
I didn’t want to be in the spotlight or have all those assholes suddenly kissing my ass because they discovered I had money. But now, I could step out of the shadows. I knew who was genuine and who wasn’t.
Tonight had been exhausting with numerous Pack Alphas and Lunas trying to cozy up to me. The same bastards who had looked down on me for not having a wolf, who had
treated me like a fucking useless wolfless.
It was fucking frustrating. I just wanted to get away from all of them.
“I still can’t believe you’re the founder of the Dawnhaven Foundation,” Iris’s voice was
filled with awe. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
That was hours after my conversation with Sebastian. I had stood before him, unflinching as I told him my decision, and to my surprise–I felt nothing.
Letting go of the past felt refreshing as hell. I wasn’t completely healed, but that constant ache in my chest no longer tortured me every second of every day.
“Thea?”
I turned to Iris. “Hmm?”
“You didn’t answer my question,” Iris pouted, her wolf eyes glittering with curiosity.
“I didn’t tell you because nobody knew except the people working at Dawnhaven, the kids, and Leo. I asked them to keep it secret until I was ready.”
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She nodded in understanding, then fell silent. Her gaze drifted to Roman’s table, lingering on him before she looked away.
Because Sebastian was our biggest donor, our tables were placed close together. I had heard everything said earlier, from Callista and Aurora mocking me to Iris standing up in my defense. As the future Luna of Sterling Pack, she had chosen to stand by me against all odds, and it touched me.
When Roman ordered her to leave their table, I knew I couldn’t let her be treated that way. I had Fiona instruct security to bring Iris to our table. As for Callista, letting her leave with her tail between her legs was just a small payback for years of cruelty.
“You can go to him, Iris,” I told her, nodding toward Roman. “I don’t mind.”
He had been stealing glances at her. She hadn’t noticed, but I had.
“No,” she refused. “Especially not after he behaved so poorly. He claims he wants your forgiveness, yet allows Aurora and Callista to trash–talk you? Doesn’t he know Pack members are supposed to protect each other?”
“I appreciate you standing up for me, but as you can see, I don’t need anyone fighting my battles,” I gave her a gentle smile. “You love Roman, and not just because of the mate bond, I can tell. And honestly, you’re my best friend, and I want you to be happy. So if Roman makes you happy, I can live with that.”
She stared at me, then her eyes suddenly widened. “Something’s different about you.”
“What do you mean?” I tried to hide my smile.
“You’re different somehow, now that I really look at you. What happened?”
I didn’t know. Maybe I was just tired of living in pain, or maybe it was the new development with Kane… My thoughts drifted. “Maybe it’s the sex?”
“What sex?” Iris’s voice rose, causing several nearby wolves to turn their heads.
I laughed at her expression. She looked like a pup who had just discovered the moon is
round.
“You slept with Kane?” she repeated, incredulous.
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“Yeah,” I grinned at the memory.
Her jaw dropped, then her lips curved into a sly smile. “Damn, Thea! If sleeping with him gives you that look on your face, then you do you, girl. You deserve good sex and happiness.”
This was one of the reasons I loved Iris. She didn’t judge, she just supported me, saw me
for who I was.
I reached out and hugged her. “Thank you, Iris, for being you.”
She was caught off–guard for a moment but quickly recovered, hugging me back tightly.
“Now, go talk to Roman. I know you and your wolf are craving him,” I teased.
This time she didn’t wait. She apologized and left our table just as Kane returned. He sat down and turned to kiss me on the lips.
