Viya's POV I had never felt so close to breaking down. I paced around my apartment with my phone in hand, frantically trying to think of who else I could call. Darren? Probably not. He was a proper heir, but his older brother held the real power in their family. Few people in North America were willing to cross the Blackwood Pack. After considering all options, the most suitable person to intervene was, ironically, Caesar. I walked to the entryway, my nails digging into my palms, still undecided. I knew I should ask him. Yet my mind was in such chaos... Adrian lost patience and called. "Haven't you decided yet?" "Viya, dear," he said with a thinly veiled threat, "if you keep hesitating like this... I can't guarantee what might happen to your best friend." "I've

