Chapter 178: Blood and Blame
(Ethan’s POV)
I was reviewing case files in my office when Maxwell Cooper burst through the door, his face pale with urgency.
“Sir, you need to see this,” he said, holding up his phone with trembling hands.
The news report showed footage from Riverdale’s main district. My blood turned to ice as I recognized the familiar figure fighting desperately against masked attackers.
Olivia.
My wolf howled in anguish as I watched her protective instincts flare, pushing her friends to safety while engaging the mercenaries herself. The camera captured her amber eyes blazing with supernatural intensity as she fought with everything she had.
Then came the gunshot.
The footage showed her falling, blood spreading across her shoulder as she collapsed onto the pav
