Viya's POV
I'd become familiar with the Hawthorne household staff over these months.
My car barely stopped before someone appeared to open my door. "Dr. Lockwood, welcome."
"Thank you."
I smiled and headed inside. Passing through the living room, I nearly collided with Alpha Edmund's daughter.
It was my first time seeing this level of command presence in a woman barely past thirty.
Her hair was swept back in a severe bun, every strand perfectly placed. Her entire bearing radiated efficiency and authority.
No wonder she wielded so much power in the Shadowfang Pack hierarchy.
I was about to greet her when I noticed she'd frozen in front of the family portrait on the wall, clearly lost in thought.
I swallowed my greeting, planning to slip quietly upstairs to prepa
