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Frank bowed slightly. “Yes. Also, Mr. Rivers previously instructed me to look into Vanessa. I found out that those two thugs who harassed Miss Winters before were hired by her.”
The revelation hit me like a physical blow. I’d known Vanessa was obsessed with
Connor, but to go this far…
(Richard’s POV)
“What?” I exploded, unable to contain my anger. “Vanessa harassed our daughter? This is outrageous!”
My protective instincts flared. As Alpha of the Winters pack, I’d failed to protect my daughter from these threats.
Frank confirmed with a solemn nod. “She even contacted Miss Winters’ law firm to have them ‘special treat’ her.”
My voice shook with fury. “Unbelievable!”
I glanced at Olivia, who stood silently against the wall. How much had she endured without telling me? My heart ached with guilt for not being there for her.
(Eleanor’s POV)
A heavy sigh escaped me as I considered the full scope of this disaster. “Vanessa turning out like this, we Rivers family share the blame.”
I looked at Katherine, whose face was a mask of pain and betrayal. “Katherine, you adopted her to repay Victoria Reed’s kindness. Now she’s grown up, and we’ve given her everything. That debt is repaid.”
My voice turned solemn as I made the decision that would alter our family forever. “Her repeated crimes cannot be condoned. From this moment, she is expelled from the Rivers family. No objections?” atherine’s expression was bleak as she whispered, “None.”
Her voice trembled with pain. “I treated her like my own daughter, gave her the best education, tutors for piano and dance, dressed her like a Rivers heiress. How could she repay me with such malice?”
She shook her head in disbelief. “Coveting Connor, sabotaging his engagement, committing crimes… I never imagined this.”
(Katherine’s POV)
Eleanor sighed deeply, her disapproval evident. “How could a good child become like this? Katherine, see what you’ve raised?”
I nearly choked on anger and grief at her words. After everything I’d been through today, to be blamed for Vanessa’s actions was too much.
“Mother,” I protested, “all these years I’ve cared for her, you saw it with your own eyes. I gave her the best. But no matter how much you nurture someone, you can’t control their heart. How can you blame me entirely?”
The old lady’s gaze was sharp with disapproval, but William intervened. “Enough. It’s not Katherine’s fault.”
I was grateful for his support, rare as it was. Today had revealed too many family fractures, too many painful truths.
Eleanor turned her attention to Olivia Winters, who had remained silent throughout our family drama. Her face was pale, her eyes haunted with guilt and fear.
“Tell me,” Eleanor demanded, her eyes sharp as blades, “what exactly happened on that rooftop? How did Connor get hurt?”
(Richard’s POV)
I could barely contain the fury building inside me as I watched Eleanor Rivers interrogate my daughter. The hospital corridor felt suffocating, the antiseptic smell doing nothing to calm my nerves.
“So Connor took that silver dagger for you?” Eleanor’s voice cut through the air like a blade, each word dripping with accusation.
Olivia lowered her gaze, her shoulders hunched forward in defeat. “Yes.”
The elder Luna pressed on mercilessly, her eyes cold as winter. “You were too impulsive! We’d already called the territory enforcers, there were pack guards in the estate, couldn’t you have waited? If you hadn’t been reckless, Connor wouldn’t have been injured for no reason.”
My daughter’s face crumpled further. The sight of her-still wearing that blood-stained engagement gown-made my heart ache.
“I’m sorry, Elder Rivers, it’s all my fault,” Olivia whispered, her voice hoarse and guilty.
Tears shimmered in her amber eyes, so like her mother’s.
Something inside me snapped. The Alpha in me would not stand by while my daughter was blamed for another’s crimes.
“Elder Rivers, what’s the meaning of these words?” My voice boomed through the corridor, making several heads turn. “It was your adopted daughter who stabbed
Connor with silver, also your pack’s member. Are you implying this dagger was meant for my daughter’s body instead?”
Eleanor’s eyes widened at my outburst, but I wasn’t finished.
“You say she was impulsive-if your son had a silver blade to his throat, would you calmly wait for the enforcers? Would you risk it, knowing the kidnapper threatened to kill in five minutes?”
My voice grew colder with each word, my protective instincts fully awakened.
“Your guards couldn’t even stop them from k********g my younger daughter in broad daylight! Were they there to rescue or to collect corpses?”
The Rivers family stood frozen, shocked by my uncharacteristic display of emotion.
“My younger daughter was kidnapped, my older daughter risked her life to save her and nearly died herself, yet you blame her instead of the real culprit? What twisted logic is this? Are you believers of ‘victim blaming’?”
My hands trembled with barely suppressed rage. I hadn’t felt this protective since
Sarah’s death.
The silence that followed was deafening. Eleanor’s face had gone pale, her lips pressed into a thin line.
William Rivers, Connor’s father, coughed twice, breaking the tension. He fixed Eleanor with a sharp, cold gaze, his ice-blue eyes-so like his son’s-flashing with authority.
“Richard is right, this is not Olivia’s fault. And what nonsense did you just say? You pampered Vanessa too much, that’s why she turned out this way! This disaster is on you.”
Eleanor’s chest heaved furiously, her face flushing deep red. For a moment, I thought she might collapse.
“Fine! Now you blame me too? I won’t argue with you anymore!” She spun on her heel and stormed off, refusing to meet anyone’s gaze.
William turned to me, his posture relaxing slightly. The hardness in his eyes softened to something almost apologetic.
“Don’t be angry, this is indeed our pack’s fault.”
Katherine Rivers, Connor’s mother, nodded in silent agreement, her amber eyes filled with shame. The resemblance between her and Olivia struck me again-they shared the same warm-colored eyes, though Katherine’s held decades more of life experience.
I exhaled slowly, trying to calm myself. The anger still simmered beneath my composed exterior.
“Since Connor is out of danger, I’m going home to check on Grace. She’s still terrified.”
My heart was torn between my daughters. Grace needed me, but leaving Olivia here with these people who had just blamed her…
“Katherine, see Alpha Winters off,” William instructed gently, acknowledging the respect due to an allied pack’s leader.
Olivia stepped forward, clearly intending to follow me. I shook my head firmly.
“Livvy, come home with me. If you stay and something happens with Connor’s injury again, they’ll blame you all over.”
My words were deliberately sharp, meant to sting. The Rivers family’s faces darkened with shame at the reminder of their matriarch’s earlier scolding.
(Olivia’s POV)
My lips trembled as I looked at my father. I was exhausted, guilt-ridden, but I knew what I needed to do.
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