---- Chapter 8 Shawn's grandfather was right. I was the daughter of the Alpha of the Silver Claw Pack- but no one knew my true identity until I graduated. My parents had hidden my status, pretending I was just an omega. Why? Because I'd been kidnapped by rival packs when I was just a pup. To protect me, they erased my real name and gave me a new identity, burying the truth even from me. When I entered Werewolf University, Shawn saw me for the first time-and started pursuing me openly and relentlessly. Back then, he was not the Alpha. He was an outcast, driven out of his pack and living quietly with his mother. He was simple, introverted, and fiercely loyal to ---- me. I was touched by his persistence... so I said yes. Then, everything changed. Shawn's grandfather found him. He revealed that Shawn was the illegitimate child of his clan- his father, the Alpha, and his elder brother, the next in line, had both died in a mysterious attack. Shawn's grandfather, the Lycan King, was growing old. With no rightful heir left, he turned to the grandson no one had ever acknowledged. The one who had lived in the shadows-Shawn. At first, I couldn't believe it. But soon, I had to face a horrifying truth: Shawn's grandfather was the one who orchestrated the downfall of my pack. ---- My parents had been murdered by elite werewolf assassins. And when the Lycan King came to see me at school, I couldn't control myself-I struck him in the face. He didn't fight back. He only stood there, silent, while his guards held me down. Then, he told me everything. He claimed my father had planned to become the next Lycan King. That my father had poisoned Shawn's father and brother through witches, hoping to eliminate the competition. He believed that once they were gone, my father would rise to power-backed by the unmatched strength of our pack. But the Lycan King had acted first. He quietly rallied other alphas and ordered the