Chapter 120: New Year Encounters
(Olivia’s POV)
The third day of the New Year arrived with the familiar bustle of pack relatives gathering at the Winters Family Estate. I sat in the living room, my amber eyes scanning the faces of aunts, uncles, and cousins who had come to pay their respects.
The air was thick with the scent of traditional New Year treats and something else - unspoken questions that hung like a storm cloud over our family gathering.
A permed aunt with sharp eyes and an even sharper tongue leaned forward in her chair. Her gaze fixed on my father with predatory interest.
“Brother,” she said, her voice cutting through the polite chatter. “Why was the mating bond between your family and the Rivers family called off?”
My heart sank. I had been dreading this moment s
