PAULINE
He'd promised me a boon in return. Power. Influence. The kind of magical favor that could be cashed in when needed most.
So I'd handed her over.
I still remembered the night. How easy it had been to lure her away from pack grounds. How little she'd suspected until it was too late. How satisfying it had felt to watch her dragged away, screaming, when she finally realized what was happening.
Dimitri had raged when she disappeared. He'd torn through pack territory looking for her. He'd threatened to kill whoever was responsible. He'd even threatened to divorce me when he'd suspected, though he could never prove anything.
But like all wounds, time had healed that one too. The rage faded. The grief dulled. Life moved on.
Until now.
Until this Fia girl appeared with Athena's face.
The resemblance wasn't just passing. It was uncanny. The same bone structure. The same eyes. The same way of holding herself that made something primal in me want to rip her apart.
