Liora’s fists clenched at her sides.
"What do you mean ‘handled’ ? How ?"
"What’s the point ?" Maggie sighed. "She’s not going to help you. She’ll probably snap at you just for bringing it up. Face it. Martha has never really been on our side."
"I don’t care what she thinks. Just tell me."
Maggie tilted her head, eyes gleaming. "You sure ?"
Liora nodded.
"It’s not complicated. She’s isolated up here. One minor accident, and the pregnancy ends.
Alpha Sebastian won’t blame anyone but her. He’ll see it as her mistake. They drift apart.
Then Jessica reappears at the right moment. With a little encouragement from both sides of the family, everything realigns."
Liora’s heart slammed against her ribs.
Create distance… then strike when they’re vulnerable ?
It was
