Chapter 32 – Vanessa's POV
The worst part wasn't finding out that Alexander worked for the Shadow Council.
The worst part was finding out that our entire marriage had been planned.
Elder Thorne dropped that bomb on me during my fourth week of training. I was getting better at controlling the curse, building stronger mental walls, learning to channel the power into combat techniques instead of letting it loose on the world.
I thought I was making progress.
Then he showed me Alexander's file.
"We've been monitoring Shadow Council operations for decades," he said, placing a thick folder on the table between us. "This came from one of our contacts in the surface world."
I opened it and immediately wanted to throw up.
Photos of Alexander going in and out of buildings I didn't recognize. Meeting with people in expensive suits who looked like they'd never been near a pack in their lives. And reports. Dozens of fucking reports about me.
