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(Isabelle's POV)

| felt the blood drain from my face as Ethan's cold amber eyes locked onto mine. What had | done? In my ra

at Victoria, I'd blurted out the truth I'd kept hidden for five years.

"Isabelle," Ethan's voice was dangerously quiet, "what do you mean Olivia didn't drug me?"

My hands trembled as | took a step back. The Alpha command in his voice was impossible to resist.

"I... I didn't mean..." | stammered, looking desperately around the room.

Victoria's eyes were wide with panic, silently pleading withto stop talking. But it was too late. The truth was

clawing its way out ofafter years of festering inside.

"Telleverything," Ethan demanded, his voice echoing with Alpha authority. "Now."

Tears spilled down my cheeks, mixing with the wine still dripping from my hair. "It was five years ago, at the

Healer's Crystal Competition."

| glanced at Victoria, whose face had gone deathly pale. She knew what | was about to reveal.

"I wanted Victoria to win," | confessed, my voice breaking. "I thought if she impressed you with her crystal

design, you might finally choose her as your mate."

Ethan's jaw tightened. "Continue."

"Olivia was favored by Elder Willow for the single recommendation spot from the university," | said, the words

tumbling out faster now. "I knew she'd win if | didn't do something."

| wiped at my tears, smearing wine across my face. "So | switched her drink with something stronger. Much

stronger."

"You drugged her?" Ethan's voice was ice cold.

I nodded miserably. "It was just supposed to make her look bad, make her seem unprofessional. When she

passed out, | was supposed to take her to a room we'd arranged beforehand."

The memory of that night flooded back, sharp and painful. "But | made a mistake. | took her to the wrong room."

"The room where | was," Ethan stated flatly.

| nodded again, unable to meet his gaze. "You were already there, unconscious. | didn't know why. I just left her

there and ran."

James Knight let out a low whistle from across the room. "Holy shit."

"The photos that went viral throughout the territories," | continued, my voice barely above a whisper. "They

reached Grandmother despite your PR team's efforts to contain them."

| finally looked up at Ethan, seeing the shock and anger warring on his face. "I'm sorry. | never meant for it to go

so far. | just wanted to help Victoria."

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| turned to glare at Victoria, hatred burning through my tears. "I've regretted helping her every day since. She's

nothing but lies."

(Ethan's POV)

The room seemed to tilt aroundas Isabelle's confession sank in. For five years, I'd believed Olivia had

drugged and manipulated me. For five years, I'd been cold and distant to my mate because of it.

I'd neglected my own daughter because of this lie.

The realization hitlike a physical blow. All those times Olivia had denied drugging me, all those times she'd

looked atwith hurt and confusion when | pulled away from her... she had been telling the truth.

And | hadn't believed her. Not once.

| turned to look at Olivia, expecting to see accusation in her eyes, expecting her to finally throw this revelation in

my face with all the righteous anger she deserved to feel.

But Olivia's face was calm, almost detached. Her emerald eyes weren't even looking at me. She was staring at

her phone, as if this life-changing revelation meant nothing to her.

That hurt more than any accusation could have.

"Olivia," | said, my voice softer than I'd intended.

She glanced up briefly, her expression unreadable. "What?"

Before | could respond, Victoria stepped forward, her face a perfect mask of distress.

(Victoria's POV)

| maintained my composure despite the panic coursing through me. Isabelle's confession was dangerous, but

thankfully incomplete. She didn't know | was the one who had drugged Ethan that night.

I had orchestrated the entire incident, desperate to force Ethan's hand. Despite our ongoing romance, he had

refrained from fully committing to me. The plan was simple: drug him, get compromising photos, and use them

to pressure him into making our relationship official.

Everything had gone wrong when Olivia unexpectedly appeared in the sroom. Now | knew it was Isabelle's

blunder that had ruined my carefully laid plan.

| needed to salvage this situation quickly.

"Olivia," | said, injecting remorse into my voice as | stepped toward her. “I had no idea Isabelle did this to you.

I'm so sorry."

| reached out as if to touch her arm, making sure my expression conveyed appropriate guilt and shock. "If | had

known what she was planning, | would have stopped her immediately."

Olivia's emerald eyes flashed as she looked up from her phone. "Save your apologies, Victoria. They're as fake as

everything else about you."

| flinched, playing the part of the wounded party perfectly. "I understand you're upset, but | truly had nothing

to do with this."

(Olivia's POV)

| scoffed at Victoria's performance. Even now, with her schemes unraveling, she maintained her innocent

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facade.

"Nothing to do with it?" I laughed bitterly. "Victoria, you've been using this lie againstfor five years."

| turned to face her fully, my anger finally breaking through my carefully maintained composure. "You've

whispered in Ethan's ear, poisoning him against me. You've spread rumors throughout the pack that | trapped

the Alpha with a pregnancy.”

Victoria's eyes widened with practiced innocence. "Olivia, please. | never meant to hurt you."

"I want a real apology," | demanded, my voice rising. "Get on your knees and beg for forgiveness for what you've

done toand my daughter!"

Ethan stepped forward, his face darkening. "Olivia, that's enough. Victoria didn't know-"

"Of course you'd defend her," | spat, turning my fury on him. "You always do."

| shook my head in disgust. "I don't need her hypocritical apology anyway. The truth doesn't matter anymore."

"How can you say that?" Ethan demanded. "This changes everything!"

"Does it?" | challenged. "Five years ago, when | still loved you, the truth mattered. Now? After Lily died alone

while you played family with Victoria and Emma? It means nothing."

| turned to Isabelle, who was still trembling from her confession. Without hesitation, | stepped forward and

slapped her hard across the face.

"That's for druggingfive years ago," | said coldly.

| slapped her again, harder. "That's for helping Victoria destroy my reputation."

And again. "And that's for arranging Miles Blackwood to assault me."

Isabelle didn't fight back, tears streaming down her face as she accepted each blow.

Victoria rushed forward, placing herself between us. "Stop it! Haven't you done enough?"