Chapter 20. The White Wolf Rises

Guilt surged through him, sharp and cold, cruel and unrelenting, crushing him, suffocating him, almost drowning him.

His mother… Ella… and now this maid… they all suffered because of him… because of his weakness… and because of his failure.

His fists tightened, his body shaking with rage, his aura flaring with power, with pain, with fury…

“Who did this?” His voice was low, dangerous, his eyes burning, his wolf growling within him. “Who killed her?”

The guard beside him shifted, his eyes downcast, his body tense. “We… we found this…”

He held out a piece of black fabric, delicate and soft, expensive and elegant.

Kaden’s heart stopped, his blood running cold, his vision blurring as he recognized the material, as he recognized the scent, and the recognized truth.

Lila…?

His chest tightened, his shoulders stiffening, his jaw clenching as anger surged through him, as hatred burned within him, as betrayal shattered him.

She did this… sh