Aria's POV
I had spent weeks rebuilding the Grayson Pack, strengthening our borders, and trying to stay ahead of the Werewolf Council. But one question kept returning to me.
What exactly is in my blood that makes everyone so obsessed with it? Why had my power reacted to the altar when no other wolf could even approach it? Is it just because my mother’s family had been the owners of it, or is there some other reason?
I needed answers, so I went to my mother's family estate.
When I arrived, the head of my mother's family was waiting for me. He seemed different this time. Before Silas's destruction, when I had visited him, he had been guarded, and I had to threaten him before I could get answers to my questions.
This time, however, I didn’t have to use force. He was more receptive. He wa
