Chapter 74. Rumors and Truth

Author POV

As Silvia walked away, Alpha Sherman’s mind drifted back to where this all began.

Not tonight’s disaster, but the very beginning of his connection to Silvia.

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Alpha Sherman first encountered Silvia outside Sweet Brews café in downtown Cary.

The delicate piano melody had drawn him in like a siren’s call.

When he saw herthose auburn curls cascading down her back, those amber eyes focused intently on the keyssomething within him had shifted irreversibly.

Leo had recognized her immediately. “Mate,” his wolf had whispered with certainty that left no room for doubt.

He’d approached her with confidence that had never failed him before, only to be met with fierce rejection.

Her eyes had flashed with disdain, her words cutting through his practiced charm.

“What bullshit fate,” he’d told himself afterward, nursing wounded pride with aged whiskey. “She’s not worth it.”

As Alpha of one of North America’s most