Chapter 5

The dining room of Lucas's family mansion was a testament to old money and older power. Crystal chandeliers cast a warm glow over the antique mahogany table where generations of Alphas had dined. Tonight, I would use this sacred space to begin dismantling Lucas's future.

I sat across from Alpha Marcus, Lucas's father, watching as he cut into his steak with surgical precision. The patriarch had always intimidated me in my previous life—his presence commanding respect, his approval something I desperately sought. Now, I saw him clearly: a man whose power was fading, whose legacy was threatened by his son's…