Chapter 26

Anastasia couldn't explain the feelings churning in her stomach. Her heart tightened and she burst in tears. "Papa?"

"Ana!" he exclaimed the moment he heard his voice. "I'm so glad to hear from you. Are you safe?"

She couldn't help but chuckle brokenly into the phone. He was always the one worrying about her even if he was the one dying.

"Papa, I'm alright," she responded. "Don't worry about me. Are you okay?"

"I'm doing better. The money you sent me is huge," he replied in amazement. "Alpha Draco told me everything."

Her eyes widened. "Wait, what? You know him?"

Anastasia could hear him sigh. "There's something I'm not telling you. Your mother was a werewolf. Together, we bought this land from Alpha Draco's father and established a fine relationship with them. When your mother died, I didn't know if you were a werewolf or a human like me, so I decided to raise you