Lina's POV
"Luna, you can't take this risk! The Alpha will have my head!" Silas dropped to one knee behind me, his usual composure cracking.
"Who says I won't dare?" I said quietly, signaling him with my hand.
His eyes flashed with understanding. A hint of confidence sparked in their depths. *He could pull this off.*
"You really dare?" Dorothy's voice dripped with disbelief from inside.
Gloria's voice cracked with anguish. "Lina, no! Don't you *dare* agree to this—this woman's lost her mind!"
"Lina, listen to me," she pleaded, her tone raw.
"You're still young. You and Adrian—you have a future. My greatest wish in this life was never about finding out who killed my husband. It was for my grandson to have a happy, whole family."
Her voice broke. "You've given me th
