Ethan's POV
"You—you're saying what? Aria already knows about you and Clara?"
My mother's shrill voice cut through the living room like a blade. Everyone sat rigid, faces carved from stone.
Last night had been hell—beaten bloody by some bastard wolf at Aria's side who moved like a trained killer. My pride couldn't take that humiliation, so I'd lied, claimed it was a scuffle with security. Even Clara didn't know the truth.
But I couldn't hide the bigger problem any longer. My family needed to know what we were facing.
"She's given us three days," I said, ribs aching with every breath. "Transfer half of Silver Creek's territory and assets to her, or she exposes everything to the Council."
"She's lost her goddamn mind!" My mother shot up, wolf flashing in her eyes. "What k
