Garcia wishes she could erase the day her father brought Julia home. She would have saved herself from the orphan girl who grew up determined to take everything that was hers.
But she couldn’t, and Julia never stopped trying.
From that day forward, Julia chipped away at Garcia’s life. Her father’s attention, a gift meant only for his daughter. The pack’s favor, earned through Garcia’s own hard work. Even a necklace from her deceased mother, a forgotten link to her past.
Garcia swallowed it all, constantly reminded by her own father that she should be grateful, while he openly cherished Julia.
Her breaking point comes on her eighteenth birthday, when she finds her mate claimed by Julia in the most intimate betrayal.
Her old pack will regret the day they chose a snake over a queen, but two commanding twin Betas are waiting to give Garcia a crown she never knew she deserved.


I absorb every word Elder Dwayne speaks as he reveals what he and Elder Marianne have discovered, and each revelation deepens my understanding that even our Royal family harbors dark secrets.


Long ago, the Elders were appointed to maintain Royal accountability and prevent them from placing themselves beyond our Laws. Now it appears we must purge corruption from within the Elder ranks themselves. Too many have grown drunk on power, or at least the authority they believe they possess.


I refuse to condemn every Elder for manipulating regulations or concealing vital information from the Royal family and our Kingdom's Shifters.


"What approach will you take to inform King Patton about this situation, Garcia?" Elder Dwayne inquires.


He understands my determination to expose these truths since they affect me more deeply than anyone, yet we require a concrete strategy to present this before both the Royal family and the Elders.


Chapter 57 - Chapter 57 Preparing For The Storm