#Chapter 65: Father's Betrayal

I received my father in Silver Lake's formal receiving room, seated in a high-backed chair that resembled a throne. The positioning was deliberate—making it clear I was holding court as Luna rather than meeting him as a daughter. Kane stood silently at my shoulder, his presence clearly irritating my father. His eyes narrowed the moment he saw us together, suspicion etched into the lines of his face. "What is he doing here?" my father demanded immediately, not bothering with greetings. "This is pack business." I kept my expression carefully neutral, channeling years of Luna training into a composed mask. "Kane saved my life when Raymond chose to save Giana instead." My father waved this away as if it were inconsequential. "A momentary lapse in judgment during a crisis. The mate bond influenced him. You of all people should understand the power it holds over us." The casual dismissal of Raymond leaving me to die made something cold and hard settle in my chest. I refused to be