Chapter 49. The Curse of Victoria’s Sufferings

“What do you mean it doesn’t end here? What more is left? What else have you written into the life of your daughter through your sheer ignorance?” Ashton demanded, his anger flaring while Alexander stood by, too shocked even to react.

Alexander didn’t know why, but a sickening feeling washed over him. He had a sudden suspicion that the female wolf they were talking about was the rogue that Robert’s father, Leonardo, had brutally raped and abandoned in the forest years ago—the horrific crime that had ultimately gotten him exiled. He distinctly recalled his own father mentioning that the rogue wolf had vanished without a trace after the assault. Because the crime called into question the integrity of the royal bloodline, the pack had searched for her for months. When they finally discovered her charred remains, they realized she had been pregnant with three pups. If not for her tragic death, those pups would have been considere