Chapter 53

Olivia Martins

The name slammed into me like a punch to the chest. My breath caught. My body froze.

Joshua Reyes.

The man who never missed a chance to humiliate me. The man who made it his life’s work to remind me I was worthless. The former Beta of the Nightshade pack. Bridget’s father.

Which means…

Bridget is my half-sister.

No.

No, no, no.

The witch’s voice echoed in my head: You share the same blood. I had clung to the hope that she was wrong. That there was some other explanation. But hearing it from Cedric made everything crash into place.

I shoved back from the table so fast the chair screeched behind me. My chest heaved. My hands shook.

I didn’t remember walking out of the jail. I didn’t remember Cedric being dragged away or Ryker guiding me to the car. Everything was a blur, like I was watching it all happen to someone else, from a distance too far to feel anything properly.

Ryker asked me if I was oka