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 fix my gaze on King Patton, my voice cutting through the heavy silence that has settled over the council chamber. The question I pose carries weight that will shake the foundations of what the Elders believe they know.


"Your Majesty, when Princess Barbara departed from the Palace, did she have your blessing and her Protector's escort?"


My inquiry serves a dual purpose. I suspect that Princess Barbara's vanishing act has been concealed from most of the Elder Council. My instincts whisper that only a handful of individuals possess knowledge of the princess's actions.


Chapter 61 - Chapter 61 The Lie Demolished