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Lina didn’t wait to be invited in. 

She pushed the door open and stepped into Janet’s chambers like she belonged there, her posture 

straight, her expression already set. 

Janet was exactly where she always was. 

Seated in her library. 

A small flame burned low on the table beside her, its light flickering across the room, but it did nothing to 

disturb the stillness that seemed to settle naturally around her. 

She noticed Lina’s presence but didn’t look up immediately… didn’t acknowledge Lina’s entrance. 

She simply turned a page in the book resting on her lap. 

Lina’s jaw tightened slightly. 

“My father sent me,” she said. 

No response. 

Not even a glance. 

Lina took a step forward, her voice sharpening just enough. 

“He requires your presence.” 

That got Janet’s attention. 

Slowly, Janet lifted her gaze. 

For a brief second, her eyes rested on Lina. 

Then she closed the book. 

“If he needs me,” Janet said calmly, “he knows where to find me.” 

Lina blinked once. 

She hadn’t expected that. 

Not from Janet. 

“You’re being summoned,” Lina said, her tone hardening. “This isn’t a request.” 

Janet tilted her head slightly, studying her. 

“Isn’t it?” she asked. 

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There was no mockery in her voice. 

Just quiet certainty. 

Lina straightened, letting her father’s authority settle into her tone. 

“In case you’ve forgotten who you’re speaking to-” 

“I haven’t,” Janet cut in. 

Silence stretched between them for a moment. 

Janet leaned back slightly, her gaze still fixed on Lina. 

“There was a time,” she said, “when your father would send for me… and I came.” 

Lina’s expression shifted, just barely. 

Because that part was true. 

Janet continued. 

“He understood when something required my presence,” she added. “And when it didn’t.” 

A pause. 

Her eyes sharpened just slightly. 

“This,” she said, “is not one of those times.” 

Lina frowned. 

“You don’t get to decide that.” 

“I already have.” 

The words landed clean. 

Lina took another step forward, irritation slipping through now. 

“You’re forgetting yourself,” she said. “My father-” 

“Is not Alpha,” Janet said. 

This time, she didn’t soften it. 

Didn’t ease it. 

The words settled heavily in the room. 

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“And even the late Alpha, your uncle,” Janet went on, her voice even, “came here himself when he needed 

something from me.” 

That hit. 

Lina went still for a second before she caught herself. 

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Janet didn’t miss it. 

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“If your father wants my help,” she said, already reaching for her book again, “he can come himself.” 

And just like that- 

She was done. 

Dismissed. 

Lina stood there, her hands curling slightly at her sides, her pride pushing against the urge to say more. 

But there was nothing to say. 

Not here. 

Not with Janet. 

So she turned sharply and walked out. 

As Lina returned, Darren already knew before she spoke. 

It was in the way she walked in. 

Alone. 

“She refused,” Lina said. 

Darren’s gaze lifted to her slowly. 

“She said if you want to see her, you should go to her.” 

Silence followed. 

Darren’s expression didn’t change, but something in his eyes sharpened… there was a hint of confusion. 

That wasn’t like Janet. 

Not entirely. 

“What else?” he asked. 

Lina crossed her arms. 

“She said you used to understand the difference,” she replied. “And that this doesn’t require her.” 

Darren inhaled sharply. 

“She also reminded me,” Lina added, “that even the late Alpha went to her himself.” 

Darren’s jaw tightened slightly. 

Because now it made sense. 

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This wasn’t just refusal. 

This was a line being drawn. 

“She’s overstepping,” Lina said. “You should remind her who she’s dealing with.” 

Darren glanced at her. 

“She knows,” he said. 

Lina frowned. 

“Then why-” 

“Because she knows I won’t force it.” 

That stopped her. 

Darren looked away, his thoughts already moving. 

Janet had never needed to be forced. 

That was the point. 

Which meant if she was refusing now- 

There was a reason. 

And he didn’t like not knowing it. 

“She’s making you go to her,” Lina said, her tone edged. “You’re really going to allow that?” 

Darren didn’t answer. 

He moved past her, slowly, his mind settling into place. 

This wasn’t about pride. 

Not right now… he needed answers. 

And Janet had them. 

That alone decided it. 

Darren stopped. 

Then, without looking back- 

“I’ll see her,” he said. 

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Darren did not rush when he entered Janet’s chambers. 

Even now–especially now–he carried himself with the same measured control that had come to define him. But there was a difference this time. A subtle one. Not visible to most, perhaps. But present. 

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Because this was not his ground. 

And for the first time in a long while, he was not the one being waited on. 

Janet was still seated when he arrived. 

She didn’t rise… didn’t greet him. 

She simply looked at him. 

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Darren closed the door behind him without a word and stepped further inside. His gaze moved over the room briefly before settling on her. He didn’t take the seat immediately. Instead, he stood there for a moment longer than necessary, as if reminding himself of something–something about control, about 

restraint. 

Then he sat across from her. 

Silence settled between them. The kind of silence that existed only between two people who understood 

each other well enough not to fill it unnecessarily. 

But this time, that understanding felt… strained. 

Darren leaned back slightly, his eyes fixed on Janet. 

“Why did you refuse to come?” he asked. 

Straight to it. 

No formalities. 

No soft approach. 

Janet raised an eyebrow… 

As though measuring something that had changed, something that no longer aligned with what she once 

knew. 

When she finally spoke, her voice was calm. 

“You broke my trust.” 

The words landed quietly. 

But they carried weight. 

Darren’s expression shifted–just slightly. 

Confusion flickered across his features before it was quickly replaced by something more guarded. 

“What are you talking about?” he asked. 

Janet didn’t look away. 

“You put me in a difficult position,” she continued, her tone even. “One I am still trying to understand.” 

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That only deepened the confusion. 

Darren leaned forward slightly now, his brows pulling together. 

“Janet-” 

“The boy,” Janet said. 

That stopped Darren. 

For a moment, he just looked at her. 

Then his expression hardened. 

“What about the boy?” he asked. 

There was a faint edge to his voice now. 

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“He killed his parents,” Darren continued, his tone firm, controlled, like he was stating something that required no debate. “My brother–the Alpha–and our Luna-” 

“Did he?” 

Janet’s voice cut through his words cleanly. 

Darren paused. 

Because that wasn’t a question asked in ignorance. 

It was a question asked in certainty. 

The kind that didn’t need proof. 

The kind that already knew the answer. 

His eyes narrowed slightly. 

“Don’t play games with me, Janet,” he said, his voice dropping. “You were a part of it… don’t start playing 

innocent now.” 

Janet didn’t flinch. 

She simply held his gaze. 

“Yes,” she said. “I was.” 

A pause. 

Then- 

“We both were.” 

The words settled between them, heavier now. 

Darren’s jaw tightened, but he didn’t interrupt. 

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Janet continued, her voice steady. 

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“We agreed to go along with what the council decided,” she said. “We accepted their judgment. The boy was to be banished.” 

Her eyes didn’t leave his. 

“And we took it further,” she added. “Stonevale disowned him… cut all ties. Made sure there was nothing left connecting him to this pack.” 

Darren nodded once. 

“Exactly,” he said. 

Janet’s gaze sharpened. 

A brief silence followed. 

Then her voice shifted–just slightly. 

“But that wasn’t enough for you, was it?” 

Darren stilled again. 

There it was. 

The shift. 

The reason behind all of this. 

His eyes darkened. 

“What are you implying?” he asked. 

Janet didn’t hesitate. 

“You went after him,” she said, 

Not a question. 

A statement. 

Darren’s expression hardened instantly, his body tensing in a way that was almost imperceptible–but not 

to her. 

“How do you know that?” he asked. 

There was no confusion in his voice now. He never told Janet about that part because he knew she would disagree. But now it was obvious she already knew. 

Janet didn’t answer. 

She just looked at him. 

And in that look- 

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Darren held her gaze for a moment longer, searching for something–anything that would tell him how far 

she knew, how much she had seen, what she had uncovered. 

“You tried to eliminate him. That was not part of the plan,” Janet said. 

Darren’s expression shifted as the word tried registered in his head. 

Because that word didn’t belong there unless- 

Unless something had gone wrong. 

Unless something hadn’t ended the way it was supposed to. 

His thoughts sharpened instantly, connecting pieces faster now. 

The missing body. 

The uncertainty. 

Janet’s reaction. 

The timing. 

His gaze locked onto hers again, this time more intense, more focused. 

“What do you mean… tried?” he asked slowly. 

Janet didn’t respond. 

But she didn’t look away either. 

And that was enough. 

Because now- 

Now he understood what she wasn’t saying. 

And the possibility settled in, cold and heavy. 

Darren leaned forward slightly, his voice lower now, more deliberate. 

“Are you saying…” he began, his eyes narrowing, 

“that he’s alive?” 

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