---- Gary paused. Then nodded. "Yes. And issue a statement to the media. Say Nadia left after knowing the truth- overcome by guilt. Frame it as a disappearance." "Oh, and mention her upcoming surgery. That'll make the pack feel sympathy, lessen the backlash." "Also-buy more werewolf to review. Push the narrative..." But mid-sentence, his mind flashed with Nadia's pale, bloodless face. A pang of guilt struck his chest. "She must have been so afraid," he murmured. " When she was being torn apart by the internet. After this... she'll never make that kind of mistake again." Beta Bill hesitated, then said softly, "Sir... 1 don't think she ever did. Have you truly looked into it?" Gary's expression darkened. "What are you implying? That those werewolf reporters fabricated everything?" Bill didn't dare speak again. He bowed and left to ---- carry out the orders. Soon after, Gary's official statement hit the internet. Just as he predicted, pack's anger began to cool. Until someone replied to the press release-and their comment exploded across social media. "Funny. Isn't your mate already dead, Mr. Brown? Didn't you hand over her herb to the Black clan's adopted daughter? So... you really didn't know she died?" At first, the replies were confused. meen "Nadia's pack spreading disinformation?" "Trolling?" The internet never sleeps. Then some werewolf tracked down the real identity of the reviewer. He wasn't just normal werewolf-he was a top healer. ---- Aname so respected. After that,He dropped the bomb. Nadia's medical records, complete with surveillance footage from the Infirmary. "T didn't want to interfere," he wrote. "I'm just a normal werewolf-I can't fight the Brown clan or the Black clan. But as a healer, I couldn't stay silent. My patient... my patient had her special herb taken from her. If I don't speak out, how will her soul rest?" The video went viral within minutes. It showed everything-Gary signing the paperwork that reassigned Nadia's herb. Jane, in a Infirmary gown, smugly showing off love bites around her neck. Jane, calling Gary "brother-in-law." Gary's pup calling Nadia "Mom." The mask shattered. ---- The pack realized they'd been deceived-by both the Brown clan and the Black clan.