Viya's POV Back at Willowbrook, I parked in the underground garage and killed the engine. But I couldn't bring myself to get out of the car. The verified documents sitting on the passenger seat felt like a boulder crushing my chest, making even breathing difficult. That tiny flicker of hope I'd been clinging to had been extinguished completely. I had no idea how I was supposed to face Caesar moving forward. And I definitely hadn't figured out how to give my parents—resting somewhere beneath the earth—any kind of justice against the massive force that was the Blackwood Pack. My thoughts were still spiraling when someone yanked open the passenger door. I turned my head, my expression faltering slightly. "What are you doing here?" "I just got back. Saw your headlights w

