---- Chapter 7 Ethan left with a glum look on his face that night. The next morning, when Sophia opened the door, I had expected to see Ethan with her. But to my surprise, she didn't even know he was planning to move in. Her face lit up with joy at first. But then, her eyes were filled with tears. "Victoria, even though Ethan and J are in love, I've always stayed in my place. I won't be the victim of one of your upper-class open relationships-" I calmly cut her off. ''You were there when I asked to break the mate bond." She suddenly looked guilty. ''Well... I wasn't completely sure at the time..." "If you don't want it, go deal with your Ethan. Don't pretend to be righteous in front of me." With that, I turned and walked away. ---- On the drive home, the sky turned gray and heavy before rain began to fall. The moment the raindrops hit the windshield, I found myself aching for my mother. I turned the car around and drove toward the werewolf cemetery in the pack. Guided by memory, I found her grave, only to be stunned by what I saw. Another headstone had been placed next to my mother's. What had been a solemn single grave was now a luxurious double tomb. When I saw the name carved into the new headstone, my emerald green eyes narrowed in shock. It was the name of my biological father-the very demon who had driven my mother to her death. I still remembered what my mother said before she died. "Since we didn't share a bed in life, we shouldn't share a grave in death." ---- And yet, that monster had somehow been buried right beside her. On top of that, my mother's gravestone still bore his last name-Thompson-a name from a life of pain she should've never had to carry. Not far away, a maintenance worker, startled by my stunned expression, cautiously approached. "Luna... Did you not know? Just last month, the Alpha had this gentleman buried with your mother. Your sister was there too." Sister? Everything clicked at that instant. I finally understood why Sophia and I shared some resemblance, and why her last name was Thompson. I should've had that family name, too. So that was it. That was the truth. My eyes turned bloodshot as rage surged through me. I snatched the tools from the man's hands and began